What does "orbiculate" mean?
Orbiculate: That which is orbiculate; especially, a solid the vertical section of which is oval, and the horizontal section circular.
Additional senses
- 2.Made, or being, in the form of an orb; having a circular, or nearly circular, or a spheroidal, outline. Orbiculate leaf (Bot.), a leaf whose outline is nearly circular.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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