Definition of "patella" in English

noun

1. (anatomy) The sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap.

   • 2005, Roger E. Stevenson, 20: Limbs, Roger E. Stevenson, Judith G. Hall, Human Malformations and Related Anomalies, page 920, Since patella diameter is a feature of continuous variation, the majority of small patellas represent simply the lower extreme of normal anatomic variation.

2. A little dish or vase.

3. (mycology) An orbicular sessile apothecium, with a marginal rim distinct from the thallus.

noun

1. Alternative form of putelee (“type of boat”).