patelliform, a.
(pəˈtɛlɪfɔːm)
[ad. mod.L. patelliformis, f. patella: see above and -form.]
Having the form of a patella; shaped like a shallow pan, knee-pan, or limpet-shell.
| 1819 G. Samouelle Entomol. Compend. 158 Patelliform tarsi. 1835 Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) II. 352 The embryo of Flagellaria indica is patelliform. 1841 Johnston in Proc. Berw. Nat. Club I. No. 9. 263 The shell spiral, some⁓times patelliform. 1887 W. Phillips Brit. Discomycetes 80 Cups scattered or gregarious, patelliform, fleshy, pale buff. |