geniculate

An obsolete adjective meaning having kneelike joints or bends; used historically in anatomy and botany.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv mit der Bedeutung 'knieartig geformt oder gebogen'; historisch in Anatomie und Botanik verwendet.

1. Bent at a sharp angle C2 formal

   Having a sharp bend or joint, resembling a knee.

   • The geniculate antennae of the beetle are a key identifying feature.
   • The plant stem was geniculate, bending sharply at the node.
   • In anatomy, the geniculate ganglion is a nerve bundle with a sharp bend.

   🇩🇪gekniet

   Synonyme: angledbentcrookedhookedjointed

   Antonyme: straight

• more geniculate comparative form
• most geniculate superlative form