stellated

[stel-it, -eyt]

stel·late

[stel-it, -eyt]
adjective
like the form of a conventionalized figure of a star; star-shaped.
Also, stel·lat·ed.


Origin:
1490–1500; < Latin stellātus starry, equivalent to stell(a) star + -ātus -ate1

stel·late·ly, adverb
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stellate or stellated (ˈstɛlɪt, -eɪt)
 
adj
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]
 
stellated or stellated
 
adj
 
[C16: from Latin stellātus starry, from stellāre to stud with stars, from stella a star]
 
'stellately or stellated
 
adv

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