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curvi-|ˈkɜːvɪ-|
combining form of L. curv-us curved; chiefly in adjectives used in Nat. Hist. (of many of which analogous forms are used in modern French), as curviˈcaudate [L. cauda tail; in mod.F. curvicaude], having a curved tail. curviˈcostate [L. costa rib], ‘marked with small bent ribs’ (Webster 1864). curviˈdentate [L. dent-em tooth], having curved teeth. curviˈfoliate [L. folium leaf], ‘having leaves bent back’ (Webster). ˈcurviform [see -form], of a curved shape. curviˈnervate, curviˈnerved, = curve-veined (see curve a. and n. C). curviˈrostral [L. rostrum beak], having a curved beak. curviˈserial, forming a series disposed in a curve (of leaves on a stem).
1880Gray Struct. Bot. iii. §4. 92 Curvinerved, when nerves curve in their course, as in the leaves of Funkia. 1870Bentley Bot. 140 No leaf can be placed precisely in a straight line over any preceding leaf, but disposed in an infinite curve, and hence called curviserial. |