Emily Dickinson Lexicon

TUR'BIN-ATE, or TUR'BIN-A-TED, a. [L. turbinatus, formed like a top, from turbo, turben, a top.]

1. In conchology, spiral, or wreathed conically from a larger base to a kind of apex; as, turbinated shells. Cyc.
2. In botany, shaped like a top or cone inverted; narrow at the base, and broad at the apex; as, a turbinated germ, nectare or pericarp. Lee.
3. Whirling. [Little used.]