circinate

Definitions

1. 1.Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns. Gray.
2. 2.To make a circle around; to encompass. [Obs.] Bailey.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is circinate.

• What is rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns. Gray called?
• What is to make a circle around; to encompass. [Obs.] Bailey called?