radial, stellate, radiate
(adjective) arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center; “radial symmetry”; “a starlike or stellate arrangement of petals”; “many cities show a radial pattern of main highways”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stellate (not comparable)
Shaped like a star, having points, or rays radiating from a center.
stellate (plural stellates)
A stellate cell
Source: Wiktionary
Stel"late, Stel"la*ted, a. Etym: [L. stellatus, p.p. of stellare to set or cover with stars, from stella a star. See Stellar.]
1. Resembling a star; pointed or radiated, like the emblem of a star.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Starlike; having similar parts radiating from a common center; as, stellate flowers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
