Geniculation

[L. Lat. geniculatio.] The state of being suddenly or abruptly bent at an angle; resembling the knee. Genie, (zhe-nee',) n.; pl. GENII. [Fr.] ( Myth .) See GENIUS. Geai'pa, n. [From genipapo , the Guiana name.] ( Bot . ) A gen. of trees, ord. Cinch on aceæ. The Genipa fruit of S. America, as large as an orange and agreeably flavored, is obtained from the species G. American a . In Surinam it is known by the name of Marmalade Box. Gen'il, or Xen'il, a river of Spain, in And alus i a, which, after a course of 130 m., empties into the Guadalquivir, 32 m. from Cordova. The city of Granada is situate on its banks. Ge'nioglos'si, n . pl . [Gr. geneion , chin, and glo a , tongue.) ( Anat .) The pair of muscles by which the tongue is protruded.