Synonyms for circinate

Most common

ring-shaped · rounded · ringed · annular · circinal

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Of a leaf or similar part: coiled on itself from the apex toward the base.

Related words

Other spellings

circinated circinnate

Example sentences

• rounded Flavio’s family was rounded up by the legionnaires.
• ringed Today, a nation ringed by walls would only imprison itself.
• annular There are three types of a solar eclipse: total, partial, and annular.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

ringed¹

7 letters

rounded², annular³

8 letters

annulate, circinal

9 letters

annulated

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rounded² = 2 syllables).