Geniculate

[dʒi'nikjulit]

(adj.) bent at a sharp angle .

Editor: Murdoch--From WordNet

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

(v. t.) To form joints or knots on.

Checker: Sherman

adj. (bot.) bent abruptly like the knee: jointed: knotted.—v.t. Genic′ulate to form joints in.—n. Geniculā′tion.

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