Stĕl'late or Stĕl'lā-ted, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. stellatus, p. p. of stellare, to set or cover with stars, from stella, a star; It. stellato, Sp. & Pg. estrellado, Pr. estelat, O. Fr. estelé, N. Fr. étoilé.]

Resembling a star; pointed or radiated, like the emblem of a star.
(Bot.) Arranged in the form of a star; — a term used when several narrow, acute parts are placed in the form of a star round a common axis or center. Lindley.

A botanical diagram of several elongated, bristled leaves radiating from a central point along a stem. — Stellate Leaves.