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Orbicular

adjective
1.
Circular or nearly circular.  Synonym: orbiculate.
2.
Having the shape of a sphere or ball.  Synonyms: ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, spheric, spherical.  "Nearly orbicular in shape" , "Little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"





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"Orbicular" Quotes from Famous Books



... seen by him and his companions were supported on a similar pedestal, and playing themselves on a like platform. His conjecture proved correct: for on visiting the place shortly after, the broad orbicular leaves of the Nelumbium speciosum were perceived—almost as large as those of their South ...
— The Cliff Climbers - A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" • Captain Mayne Reid


Words linked to "Orbicular" :   simple, circular, unsubdivided, round


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