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Circumvallate: Definition and part of speech

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Circumvallate

  1. a. Surrounded by a ridge or elevation; as, the circumvallate papillae, near the base of the tongue.
  2. v. t. To surround with a rampart or wall.
  3. a. Surrounded with a wall; inclosed with a rampart.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Circumrotation: Definition and part of speech

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Circumrotation

  1. n. The act of rolling or revolving round, as a wheel; circumvolution; the state of being whirled round.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Circumscissile: Definition and part of speech

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Circumscissile

  1. a. Dehiscing or opening by a transverse fissure extending around (a capsule or pod). See Illust. of Pyxidium.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.