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Added 9 October 2026

genu

/ˈd͡ʒɛn.juː/ noun

Latin root: genu Wiktionary

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The knee.
A knee-like structure, in particular a bend in the corpus callosum of mammals.

Origin

PIE word *ǵónu Borrowed from Latin genu (“knee”).

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