geniculate
adjective
having kneelike joints or bends.
geniculately
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a word derived from
geniculate.
Example Sentences
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Stems are usually erect or geniculately ascending, very rarely prostrate.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
Stems are erect or geniculately ascending from a creeping root-stock, varying in length from 2 to 4 feet.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
This grass is an annual with slender leafy stems, branching at the base, prostrate at first and then geniculately ascending, terminating in inflorescences and varying in length from 3 to 15 inches.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
Stems are slender, terete, 6 to 30 inches long, bent at the base, then geniculately ascending and finally becoming erect, glabrous, pale green or purplish.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
Stems are densely tufted, branched, geniculately ascending, erect or the branches scandent, solid, smooth and polished, 1 to 7 feet.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
