Usually means: Having a shape like kneecaps.
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  1. patellate: Merriam-Webster
  2. patellate: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. patellate: Collins English Dictionary
  4. patellate: Wordnik
  5. patellate: Wiktionary
  6. patellate: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. patellate: Dictionary.com
  8. patellate: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. patellate: Encyclopedia

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  1. Botanical Terms (No longer online)
  2. Patellate: The Orchid Lady's Illustrated Orchid Encyclopedia

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▸ adjective:  Having a patella.
▸ adjective:  Having the shape of a patella, patelliform.

Similar:
patelliform, patellulate, pentadactyloid, quadricipital, kneejointed, biphalangeal, palmate, platymeric, pawed, platypelvic, more...

Types:
barnacle, crab, lobster, crayfish, shrimp, krill, copepod, isopod, more...

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Similar:
patelliform, patellulate, pentadactyloid, quadricipital, kneejointed, biphalangeal, palmate, platymeric, pawed, platypelvic, more...

Types:
barnacle, crab, lobster, crayfish, shrimp, krill, copepod, isopod, more...



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