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Geniculate

Geniculate Meaning & Definition
Geniculate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Geniculate?

[adj] (biology) bent at a sharp angle

Synonyms | Synonyms for Geniculate: crooked

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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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