单词 | geniculum |
释义 | geniculum/dʒɪˈnɪkjʊləm/(also genicula, geniculus) Anatomy and Biology noun Originally: a node or joint (in the stem of a plant, the antenna of an arthropod, etc.). In later use also: a feature resembling a bent knee (in an animal, plant, shell, etc.); an angle in a structure, or a feature situated at such an angle. OriginEarly 18th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Partly (i) from classical Latin geniculum knee, small knee, knot or joint in the stem of a plant from genū + -culum;. |
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