annular, annulate, annulated, circinate, ringed, ring-shaped, doughnut-shaped
(adjective) shaped like a ring
Source: WordNet® 3.1
circinate (not comparable)
(botany) Used of leaves or similar parts that are coiled on themselves from the apex toward their base.
(medicine) Round or ring-shaped, particularly with distinct margins forming some sort of motive; annular.
• Most often the term is used in botany with regard to the way a leaf is "packaged" inside a bud.
• anicteric
Source: Wiktionary
Cir"ci*nate, a. Etym: [L. circinatus, p. p. of circinare to make round, fr. circinus a pair of compasses, from Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns. Gray.
Cir"ci*nate, v. t.
Definition: To make a circle around; to encompass. [Obs.] Bailey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
