geniculate

(anatomy, botany) Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee. / Having kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle. / (anatomy) Relating to a geniculate nucleus.

(obsolete, rare, transitive) To form joints or knots on.

plural of geniculation

The act of kneeling. / The state of being bent abruptly at an angle.

present participle of geniculate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of geniculate

In a geniculate manner.

(neuroanatomy) A small reddish ganglion consisting of sensory and sympathetic nerve cells located at the sharp backward angle of the facial nerve.

plural of geniculate nucleus