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  1. 1. n. A small dish, pan, or vase. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The kneepan; the cap of the knee. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. 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. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A kind of apothecium in lichens, which is orbicular, flat, and sessile, and has a special rim not a part of the thallus. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. A small dish, pan, or vase. 2. (Anat.) The kneepan; the cap of the knee. 3. (Zoöl.) 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. 4. (Bot.) A kind of apothecium in lichens, which is orbicular, flat, and sessile, and has a special rim not a part of the thallus. Source: webster
  7. 7. n:100 n. a small flat triangular bone in front of the knee that protects the knee joint n. type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets Source: ecdict

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