stellate (redirected from stellate reticulum)

stel·late  (stlt) also stel·lat·ed (-td)

adj.

Arranged or shaped like a star; radiating from a center.

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[Latin stlltus, from stlla, star; see ster-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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stellate·ly adv.

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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