stellate Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center
radiate; radial.
- radial symmetry
- a starlike or stellate arrangement of petals
- many cities show a radial pattern of main highways
WordNet
Stel"late, Stel"la*ted adjective
(Also<
- Stellate
- Stellated
)
Etymology
L.Definitions
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Resembling a star; pointed or radiated, like the emblem of a star. -
(Bot.) Starlike; having similar parts radiating from a common center; as, .stellate flowers