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noun

Patella n. (pl. patellae)

A small dish, pan, or vase.

(Anat.) The kneecap; the kneepan; the cap of the knee.

(Zool.) A genus of marine gastropods, including many species of limpets. The shell has the form of a flattened cone. The common European limpet (Patella vulgata) is largely used for food.

(Bot.) A kind of apothecium in lichens, which is orbicular, flat, and sessile, and has a special rim not a part of the thallus.

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Etymology of 'Patella'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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Words linked to "Patella" : genu, genus Patella, common limpet, knee, knee joint, Patellidae, patellar, Patella vulgata, human knee, mollusk genus, kneecap, sesamoid bone