geniculate

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

• 🇨🇳过时形容词，指具有膝状弯曲或关节的；历史上用于解剖学和植物学。

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.

   🇨🇳膝状弯曲的

   同义词: angledbentcrookedhookedjointed

   反义词: straight

• more geniculate comparative form
• most geniculate superlative form