Hypertext Webster Gateway: "orbiculate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Orbiculate \Or*bic"u*late\, n.
That which is orbiculate; especially, a solid the vertical
section of which is oval, and the horizontal section
circular.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Orbiculate \Or*bic"u*late\, Orbiculated \Or*bic"u*la`ted\, a.
[L. orbiculatus. See {Orbicular}.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
orbiculate
adj : circular or nearly circular [syn: {orbicular}]
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