patelliform

English

Etymology

Latin patella (“shallow dish”) + -form

Adjective

patelliform (comparative more patelliform, superlative most patelliform)

1. Having the shape of a patella.
2. Resembling a limpet of the genus Patella.

References

• “patelliform”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.