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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Geniculate

· Ge·nic·u·late · IPA /d͡ʒəˈnɪk.jəl.ɪt/
01 a. Bent abruptly at an angle, like the knee when bent; as, a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal.
  1. 1.
    Bent abruptly at an angle, like the knee when bent; as, a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal.
02 v. t. To form joints or knots on.
imp. & p. p. Geniculated; p. pr. & vb. n. Geniculating
  1. 1.
    To form joints or knots on.[R.]