About The Word Geniculate
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Geniculate
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What's The Definition Of Geniculate?
[adj] (biology) bent at a sharp angle
Synonyms | Synonyms for Geniculate: crooked Related Terms | Find terms related to Geniculate: See Also | Geniculate In Webster's Dictionary \Ge*nic"u*late\, a. [L. geniculatus, fr. geniculum
little knee, knot or joint, dim. of genu knee. See {Knee}.]
Bent abruptly at an angle, like the knee when bent; as, a
geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin
crystal.
\Ge*nic"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Geniculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Geniculating}.] To form joints or knots on. [R.] --Cockeram. |
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