ORBICULATE

orbiculate, orbicular

(adjective) circular or nearly circular

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

orbiculate (comparative more orbiculate, superlative most orbiculate)

spherical or circular; orbicular

Noun

orbiculate (plural orbiculates)

That which is orbiculate, especially a solid whose vertical section is oval and whose horizontal section is circular.

Source: Wiktionary

Or*bic"u*late, n.

Definition: That which is orbiculate; especially, a solid the vertical section of which is oval, and the horizontal section circular.

Or*bic"u*late, Or*bic"u*la`ted, a. Etym: [L. orbiculatus. See Orbicular.]

Definition: Made, or being, in the form of an orb; having a circular, or nearly circular, or a spheroidal, outline. Orbiculate leaf (Bot.), a leaf whose outline is nearly circular.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition