Word Study
stellate
CIDE DICTIONARY
stellate, a. [L. stellatus, p. p. of stellare to set or cover with stars, from stella a star. See Stellar.].
- Resembling a star; pointed or radiated, like the emblem of a star. [1913 Webster]
- Starlike; having similar parts radiating from a common center; as, stellate flowers. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
stellate, adj. (also stellated)
1 arranged like a star; radiating.
2 Bot. (of leaves) surrounding the stem in a whorl.
1 arranged like a star; radiating.
2 Bot. (of leaves) surrounding the stem in a whorl.
Etymology
L stellatus f. stella star
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