Ge-nĭc'ū-lāte1, v. t.
[imp. & p. p. GENICULATED; p. pr. & vb. n. GENICULATING.] [See infra.] To form joints or knots on. [Obs.] Cockeram.
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[imp. & p. p. GENICULATED; p. pr. & vb. n. GENICULATING.] [See infra.] To form joints or knots on. [Obs.] Cockeram.
a. [Lat. geniculatus, from geniculum, a little knee, a knot or joint, diminutive of genu, knee; It. genicolato, Fr. géniculé. (Bot.) Bent abruptly at an angle, like the knee; as, a geniculate stem. Gray.