orbiculate leaf

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orbiculate leaf - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Orbiculate leaf (Bot.), a leaf whose outline is nearly
        circular.
        [1913 Webster]

orbiculate leaf - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  orbiculate leaf
      n 1: circular or nearly circular leaf