Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

geniculate

Pronunciation: /dʒɪˈnɪkjʊlət/

Definition of geniculate

adjective

Anatomy
  • bent at a sharp angle.

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Latin geniculatus, from geniculum 'small knee, joint (of a plant)'

geniculate in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of geniculate in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

  |  Cite

More words in this category

Word of the day

secretagogue

/ sɪˈkriːtəgɒg /
noun
a substance which promotes secretion …