patellula

Borrowed from New Latin patellula.

• IPA^(key): /pəˈtɛljʊlə/
• Hyphenation: pa‧tel‧lu‧la

patellula (plural patellulae or patellulæ)

1. (zoology) A cup-like sucker on the feet of certain insects.
2. (botany) A flat, disk-like structure found on some plants (especially bryophytes), algae, and fungi, often aiding in reproduction or attachment to substrates.

patella +‎ -ula

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [paˈtɛl.lʊ.ɫa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [paˈt̪ɛl.lu.la]

patellula f (genitive patellulae); first declension

1. (New Latin) patellula
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:patellula.

First-declension noun.

• patellulifōrmis

• English: patellula