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Turbinate [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Turbinate [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. In conchology, spiral, or wreathed conically from a larger base to a kind of apex; as turbinated shells.

2. In botany, shaped like a top or cone inverted; narrow at the base, and broad at the apex; as a turbinated germ, nectary or pericarp.

3. Whirling. [Little used.]

Turbinate [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Turbinate [Verb intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl.

Turbinated [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Whirling in the manner of a top.

2. Shaped like a top, or inverted cone; narrow at the base, and broad at the apex; as, a turbinated ovary, pericarp, or root.

4. Spiral with the whorls decreasing rapidly from a large base to a pointed apex; -- said of certain shells.