GENICULATES

Verb

geniculates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of geniculate

Source: Wiktionary


GENICULATE

Ge*nic"u*late, a. Etym: [L. geniculatus, fr. geniculum little knee, knot or joint, dim. of genu knee. See Knee.]

Definition: Bent abruptly at an angle, like the knee when bent; as, a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal.

Ge*nic"u*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Geniculated; p. pr. & vb. n. Geniculating.]

Definition: To form joints or knots on. [R.] Cockeram.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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