geniculate

American  

[juh-nik-yuh-lit, -leyt] / dʒəˈnɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective

Biology.

1. having kneelike joints or bends.

2. bent at a joint like a knee.

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geniculate British  

/ dʒɪˈnɪkjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt /

adjective

1. biology bent at a sharp angle

   geniculate antennae

2. having a joint or joints capable of bending sharply

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Other Word Forms

• geniculately adverb
• geniculation noun
• subgeniculate adjective

Etymology

Origin of geniculate

1660–70; < Latin geniculātus knotted, equivalent to genicul ( um ) small knee; knot ( gen ( u ) knee + -i- -i- + -culum -cule ¹ ) + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Aug.–Oct.—Varies extremely in size and appearance, the culms erect and simple, or decumbent, geniculate and branched; in depauperate forms the spikelets only ¾´´, in the larger forms 1½´´ in length.

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The filament is generally continuous from one end to the other, but in some cases it is bent or jointed, becoming geniculate; at other times, as in the pellitory, it is spiral.

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Here the alar and basal laminae are both found, but the former is the more important; from it the optic thalami are derived, and more posteriorly the geniculate bodies.

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This is an annual with stems ascending from a prostrate or geniculate base, glabrous and varying in length from 1 to 3 feet.

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Pedicellus or Pedicle: the third joint in a geniculate antenna: forming the pivot between scape and funicle: in general, a stalk or stem.

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