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geniculating

geniculating is the present participle and gerund of geniculate.

Meaning of geniculate

Verb

geniculate (third-person singular simple present geniculates, present participle geniculating, simple past and past participle geniculated)

  1. (obsolete, rare, transitive) To form joints or knots on.
    • a ferulaceous caul, of two Cubits heighth, geniculated, and hard1657, Jean de Renou, A Medicinal Dispensatory

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Questions about geniculating

What is geniculating the present participle and gerund of?
Geniculating is the present participle and gerund of geniculate.

Words near geniculating in the dictionary

  1. geniculate nucleus
  2. geniculate nucleuses
  3. geniculated
  4. geniculately
  5. geniculates
  6. geniculating
  7. geniculation
  8. geniculations
  9. geniculatoside
  10. geniculo-
  11. geniculocalcarine

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