circinate
/ˈsɜːrsɪneɪt/
adjective
- Rolled into a coil or spiral, especially describing young fern leaves or plant parts that unroll as they grow.
- The fern frond was circinate, tightly curled like a fiddlehead.
- Botanists study circinate vernation in young leaves of many plants.
- The circinate shape of the emerging shoot protects the delicate tip.
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