2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Patella \Pa*tel"la\, n.; pl. {Patell[ae]}. [L., a small pan, the kneepan, dim. of patina, patena, a pan, dish.] 1. A small dish, pan, or vase. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) The kneecap; the kneepan; the cap of the knee. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster] 4. (Bot.) A kind of apothecium in lichens, which is orbicular, flat, and sessile, and has a special rim not a part of the thallus. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: patella n 1: a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint [syn: {kneecap}, {kneepan}] 2: type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets [syn: {genus Patella}] [also: {patellae} (pl)]
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