Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In entomology, made patelliform: provided with a patella-like formation. Also patellulate.
  • In botany, same as patelliform, 1.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Having a patella
  • adjective Having the shape of a patella, patelliform

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