Definition of geniculate Geniculate
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We found 7 definitions of geniculate from 4 different sources.
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What does geniculate mean?
WordNet
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| geniculate - bent at a sharp angle | ||
| crooked having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- geniculate (Verb)
To form joints or knots on. - geniculate (Adjective)
Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee. - geniculate (Adjective)
Having kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- geniculate (a.)
Bent abruptly at an angle, like the knee when bent; as, a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal. - geniculate (v. t.)
To form joints or knots on.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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geniculate
-d, je-nik′ū-lāt, -ed, adj. (bot.) bent abruptly like the knee: jointed: knotted.—v.t. Genic′ulate, to form joints in.—n. Geniculā′tion. [L. geniculāre, -ātum—geniculum, a little knee—genu, the knee.]
