stellate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center
    radiate; radial.
    • radial symmetry
    • a starlike or stellate arrangement of petals
    • many cities show a radial pattern of main highways

WordNet

Stel"late, Stel"la*ted adjective (Also<
  • Stellate
  • Stellated
)
Etymology
L. stellatus, p.p. of stellare to set or cover with stars, from stella a star. See Stellar.
Definitions
  1. Resembling a star; pointed or radiated, like the emblem of a star.
  2. (Bot.) Starlike; having similar parts radiating from a common center; as, stellate flowers.

Webster 1913