orbiculate

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orbiculate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster] Orbiculate

  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.
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     Orbiculate leaf (Bot.), a leaf whose outline is nearly
        circular.
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orbiculate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  orbiculate
      adj 1: circular or nearly circular [syn: orbiculate,
             orbicular]