orbiculate adj 1: circular or nearly circular [syn: {orbiculate}, {orbicular}]
Orbiculate \Or*bic"u*late\, n. That which is orbiculate; especially, a solid the vertical section of which is oval, and the horizontal section circular. [1913 Webster] Orbiculate
Orbiculate \Or*bic"u*late\, Orbiculated \Or*bic"u*la`ted\, a. [L. orbiculatus. See {Orbicular}.] Made, or being, in the form of an orb; having a circular, or nearly circular, or a spheroidal, outline. [1913 Webster] {Orbiculate leaf} (Bot.), a leaf whose outline is nearly circular. [1913 Webster]