stellate
adjUK /ˈstɛl.eɪt/ · US /ˈstɛlˌeɪt/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin stēllātus (“starry”), from stēlla (“star”) + -ātus (“-ate”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to stell(a) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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Shaped like a star, having points, or rays radiating from a center.
- stellate cells
- stellate flowers
1 more example
- Exit wounds can be stellate, slit-like, crescent, circular, or completely irregular (Figure 4.23).1998, Vincent J. M. Di Maio, Gunshot Wounds: Practical Aspects of Firearms, Ballistics, and Forensic Techniques, 2nd edition, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 92:
- Derived terms
- folliculostellate, stellate cell, stellate ganglion, stellately, stellectomy, substellate