patelliform adj 1: shaped like a dish or pan [syn: {dished}, {dish-shaped}, {patelliform}]
Patelliform \Pa*tel"li*form\, a. [Patella + form: cf. F. pattelliforme.] 1. Having the form of a patella. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) Resembling a limpet of the genus Patella. [1913 Webster]