geniculate

/JH EH1 N IH0 K Y AH0 L EY0 T/
verb
  1. 1

    To form joints or knots on.

adjective
  1. 1

    Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee.

    โ€œa geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystalโ€

  2. 2

    Having kneelike joints; able to bend at an abrupt angle.

  3. 3

    Relating to a geniculate nucleus

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/geniculate