Definition of geniculate in English:
geniculate
adjective dʒɪˈnɪkjʊlətjəˈnikyəlit
Anatomy Bent at a sharp angle.
Example sentencesExamples
- This species differs from B. variabilis in the absence of a strongly recurved element with a flaring base and the lack of a geniculate element in the apparatus.
- Change that does occur in the tabularium of geniculate corals is limited to the tabulae themselves; at the bends tabulae are more complete and widely spaced than those above or below.
- Further, the blood flow was of benefit to the knee through the geniculate arteries.
- The corpus profile is weakly concavoconvex and there are short trails, the dorsal being strongly geniculate.
- Individuals were classified as adults when males developed geniculate right antennules, and when females developed large wing-like processes on the posterior end of their prosomes.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from Latin geniculatus, from geniculum 'small knee, joint (of a plant)'.