Stellate

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stellate \Stel"late\, Stellated \Stel"la*ted\, a. [L. stellatus,
     p. p. of stellare to set or cover with stars, from stella a
     star. See {Stellar}.]
     1. Resembling a star; pointed or radiated, like the emblem of
        a star.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. (Bot.) Starlike; having similar parts radiating from a
        common center; as, stellate flowers.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stellate
       adj : arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center;
             "radial symmetry"; "a starlike or stellate arrangement
             of petals"; "many cities show a radial pattern of main
             highways" [syn: {radial}]