Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Orbicular.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Made or being in the form of an orb, orbit, or orbicle; orbicular.
- In botany, same as
orbicular .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun That which is orbiculate; especially, a solid the vertical section of which is oval, and the horizontal section circular.
- adjective Made, or being, in the form of an orb; having a circular, or nearly circular, or a spheroidal, outline.
- adjective (Bot.) a leaf whose outline is nearly circular.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective spherical or circular;
orbicular
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective circular or nearly circular
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin orbiculātus, from orbiculus, diminutive of orbis, circle, disk; see orbh- in Indo-European roots.]
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From Latin orbiculātus, from orbiculus.
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Examples
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Pericarp woody, dehiscent at the tip by 2-4 valves; contains 1-4 seeds, slightly orbiculate, coriaceous.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891
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Calyx 4 imbricated sepals, orbiculate, slightly pubescent.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891
fbharjo commented on the word orbiculate
around the bend, friend
May 12, 2008
yarb commented on the word orbiculate
This morning I awoke with this word revolving through my mind.
November 6, 2008