stellular

English edit

Etymology edit

From Latin stellula, diminutive of stella (“a star”).

Adjective edit

stellular (comparative more stellular, superlative most stellular)

Having the shape or appearance of little stars; radiated.
Marked with star-like spots of colour.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “stellular”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)