stellate adjective. ['stɛlǝt] E16.
[Latin stellatus, from stella star: see -ATE².]
1. Of the sky: studded with stars. poet. rare. Only in E16.

2. Star-shaped; arranged or grouped in the form of a star or stars; (chiefly Science) (having parts) radiating from a centre like the rays of a star. M17.
stellate ganglion Anatomy the lowest of the three cervical ganglia of the sympathetic trunk, often incorporating the superior thoracic ganglion. stellate hair Botany a hair with radiating branches. stellate reticulum Anatomy a layer of cells with long processes in the enamel organ of a developing tooth.

■ stellately adverb M19.

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stellate verb trans. ['stɛleɪt] M19.
[Latin stellat- pa. ppl stem of stellare, from stella star: see -ATE³.]
Geometry. Make stellate.

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