circumvallate
(verb) surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification
Source: WordNet® 3.1
circumvallate (third-person singular simple present circumvallates, present participle circumvallating, simple past and past participle circumvallated)
(transitive) To surround with, or as if with, a rampart.
circumvallate (not comparable)
Surrounded with a wall; enclosed with a rampart.
(anatomy) Surrounded by a ridge or elevation.
Source: Wiktionary
Cir`cum*val"late, v. t. Etym: [L. circumvallatus, p. p. of circumvallare to surround with a wall; circum + vallare to wall, fr. vallum rampart.]
Definition: To surround with a rampart or wall. Johnson.
Cir`cum*val"late, a.
1. Surrounded with a wall; inclosed with a rampart.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: Surrounded by a ridle or elevation; as, the circumvallate papillæ, near the base of the tongue.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 March 2025
(noun) any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
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