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stel·late
(stĕl′āt′) also stel·lat·ed (-ā′tĭd)adj.
Arranged or shaped like a star; radiating from a center.
stel′late·ly adv.
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stellate
(ˈstɛlɪt; -eɪt) orstellated
adj
(Biology) resembling a star in shape; radiating from the centre: a stellate arrangement of petals.
[C16: from Latin stellātus starry, from stellāre to stud with stars, from stella a star]
ˈstellately adv
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stel•late
(ˈstɛl ɪt, -eɪt)also stel′lat•ed,
adj.
like the form of a conventionalized figure of a star; star-shaped.
stel′late•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | stellate - 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" symmetric, symmetrical - having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts |
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stel·late
a. estrellado-a, semejante a una estrella.
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