Word Meaning

patella definition and meaning

n. A small dish, pan, or vase.
n. The kneepan; the cap of the knee.
n. 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.
n. A kind of apothecium in lichens, which is orbicular, flat, and sessile, and has a special rim not a part of the thallus.

Crossword clues for patella

- Knee cap
- Kneecap