'Patellae' definitions:

Definition of 'Patellae'

From: GCIDE
  • Patella \Pa*tel"la\, n.; pl. Patell[ae]. [L., a small pan, the kneepan, dim. of patina, patena, a pan, dish.]
  • 1. A small dish, pan, or vase. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Anat.) The kneecap; the kneepan; the cap of the knee. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (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. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Bot.) A kind of apothecium in lichens, which is orbicular, flat, and sessile, and has a special rim not a part of the thallus. [1913 Webster]

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