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Definition of "geniculately" [geniculately]

  • In a geniculate manner; in the form of a knee or knees: as, antennæ geniculately bent.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "geniculately" in a sentence
  • "Stems are erect or geniculately ascending, usually short, leafy and branched below, glabrous and shining, 1/2 to 2 feet long."
  • "The aerial branches are tufted, erect or decumbent and geniculately ascending when in flower, much branched from the base, 6 to 24 inches long (under favourable conditions may reach even 3 to 4 feet in length)."
  • "Stems are erect or geniculately ascending from a creeping root-stock, varying in length from 2 to 4 feet."