Patella

[pə'telə] or [pə'tɛlə]

Definition

(noun.) type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets.

(noun.) a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint.

Typed by Cedric--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A small dish, pan, or vase.

(n.) The kneepan; the cap of the knee.

(n.) 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.

(n.) A kind of apothecium in lichens, which is orbicular, flat, and sessile, and has a special rim not a part of the thallus.

Typed by Geoffrey

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [L.] [1]. Knee-pan.[2]. (Conch.) Limpet.

Typed by Chauncey

Definition

n. a little dish or vase: the knee-pan: a genus of gasteropodous univalve molluscs: the limpet.—adjs. Patel′lar pertaining to the patella or knee-cap; Patel′late or Patel′lulate; Patel′liform of the form of a small dish or saucer.

Typed by Jared