geniculate

Adjective Satellite

bent at a sharp angle

Adj

Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee.
Having kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle.
Relating to a geniculate nucleus.

Verb

To form joints or knots on.

Examples

a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
*ǵónu
Learned borrowing from Latin geniculātus (“with bended knee”), from geniculum (“little knee”) + -ātus (participial adjective-forming suffix), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Scrabble Score: 13

geniculate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
geniculate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
geniculate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

geniculate: valid Words With Friends Word