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stellate

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stel·late  (stlt) also stel·lat·ed (-td)
adj.
Arranged or shaped like a star; radiating from a center.
[Latin stlltus, from stlla, star; see ster-3 in Indo-European roots.]
stellate·ly adv.
stellate [ˈstɛlɪt -eɪt], stellated
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) resembling a star in shape; radiating from the centre a stellate arrangement of petals
[from Latin stellātus starry, from stellāre to stud with stars, from stella a star]
stellately  adv
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Adj.1.stellate - arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center; "radial symmetry"; "a starlike or stellate arrangement of petals"; "many cities show a radial pattern of main highways"
radiate, radial
symmetric, symmetrical - having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts
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