Sinhala Dictionary definitions for patella
patella 🔊 /pʌtɛˈlʌ/
patella : දණ පොල් කටුව
patella : කටාහකය
patella : දණ පොලොත්ත
patella definition
Noun.
- A small dish, pan, or vase.
- The kneepan; the cap of the knee.
- A genus of marine gastropods, including many species of limpets. The shell has the form of a flattened cone. The common European limpet (Patella vulgata) is largely used for food.
- A kind of apothecium in lichens, which is orbicular, flat, and sessile, and has a special rim not a part of the thallus.