circinate vs oval

circinate

adj
  • Round or ring-shaped, particularly with distinct margins forming some sort of motive; annular. 

  • Used of leaves or similar parts that are coiled on themselves from the apex toward their base. 

oval

adj
  • Having the shape of an oval. 

  • Of or pertaining to an ovum. 

noun
  • A thing having such a shape, such as an arena. 

  • In a projective plane, a set of points such that no three are collinear and there is a unique tangent line at each point. 

  • An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse. 

  • A sports field, typically but not exclusively oval in shape. 

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