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English
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin patellula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pəˈtɛljʊlə/
- Hyphenation: pa‧tel‧lu‧la
Noun
patellula (plural patellulae or patellulæ)
- (zoology) A cup-like sucker on the feet of certain insects.
- (botany) A flat, disk-like structure found on some plants (especially bryophytes), algae, and fungi, often aiding in reproduction or attachment to substrates.
Latin
Etymology
patella + -ula
Pronunciation
Noun
patellula f (genitive patellulae); first declension
- (New Latin) patellula
Declension
First-declension noun.
Derived terms
Descendants