circumvallate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'circumvallate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Circumvallate

[ a.]

- Surrounded with a wall; inclosed with a rampart.
- Surrounded by a ridge or elevation; as, the circumvallate papillae, near the base of the tongue.

2 . Circumvallate

[ v. t.]

- To surround with a rampart or wall.

circ circar circassian circean circensial circensian circinal circinate circination circle

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