Definition of geniculum
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LNS
geniculum, geniculī
genu
noun (n., 2nd declension)
  1. a little knee, a knee
  2. a knot or joint
Abbreviations
geniculum, i, n. dim. genu, a little knee, a knee. Lit. (ante- and postclass.): pueris in geniculis alligare serperastra, Varr. L. L. 9, § 11 Mull.: de geniculis adorare, Tert. Cor. Mil. 3: dissolutio geniculorum, Vulg. Nah. 2, 10.

— Transf., a knot or joint on the stalk of a plant, Plin. 26, 11, 71, § 117; 18, 7, 10, § 56.
 
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