TUR'BINATE TUR'BINATED, adjective [Latin turbinatus, formed like atop, form turbo, turben, atop.] 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.]
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