Tur"bi*nate (?), v. i. To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl. [R.]

{ Tur"bi*nate (?), Tur"bi*na`ted (?), } a. [L. turbinatus, turbo,

turben, -inis, a whirl, top.] 1. Whirling in the manner of a top.

A spiral and turbinated motion of the whole.

Bentley.

2. (Bot.) Shaped like a top, or inverted cone; narrow at the base, and

broad at the apex; as, a turbinated ovary, pericarp, or root.