Meanings
adjectivepatellate (not comparable)
- not comparableHaving a patella.
- not comparableHaving the shape of a patella, patelliform.
Origin
From patella + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with patellate
appellatezealotprelatestellatedinoflagellateflagellatebiflagellatefellateflabellategelatehelotlamellatephytoflagellatescutellatesubstellate
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
patellate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patellate
MLA
“patellate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patellate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patellate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patellate.
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