circinate
circinate[ˈsəːsɪnət, -eɪt]adjective- (Botany)rolled up with the tip in the centre, for example the young frond of a fern
(植)拳卷的,旋卷的(如蕨类植物的嫩叶)
■(Medicine)circular in appearance
(医)环状的,环形的
语源- early 19th cent.: from Latin circinatus, past participle of circinare 'make round', from circinus 'pair of compasses'
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