stel·late (st l  t ) also stel·lat·ed (-t d)adj. Arranged or shaped like a star; radiating from a center. [Latin st  lltus, from stlla, star; see ster-3 in Indo-European roots.]stel late·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" symmetric, symmetrical - having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts |
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