geniculate
pronunciation
How to pronounce geniculate in British English:
UK [dʒə'nɪkjʊlɪt]
How to pronounce geniculate in American English:
US [dʒə'nɪkjəlɪt]
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- Adjective:
- bent at a sharp angle
Word Origin
- geniculate (adj.)
- "having knots or joints; bent like a knee," 1660s, from Latin geniculatus "having knots, knotted," from geniculum "little knee, knot on the stalk of a plant," diminutive of genu "knee" (see knee (n.)). Related: Geniculation (1610s).
Example
- 1. Stigma usually well expanded , sometimes clavate , rarely geniculate .
- 2. Study on changes of lateral geniculate nucleus in experimental optic nerve injury models .
- 3. Effects of sodium salicylate on neural excitability of the auditory cortex and the medial geniculate body .
- 4. Lower glume of sessile spikelet obovate , broadly winged ; awn present , geniculate , exserted from spikelet .
- 5. Awns geniculate , clearly exserted from spikelet ; leaf blades setaceous , smooth .