deflexadj.
/ˈdiːflɛks/ = deflexed adj.
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the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > physical arrangement or condition > [adjective] > turned inwards, upwards, backwards, etc.
reflexeda1500
resupinated1661
nutant1751
nodding1776
resupinate1776
reversed1777
deflex1791
retrorse1818
deflexed1826
deflected1828
fornicate1828
invaginated1835
antrorse1838
invertile1853
posterial1866
retrorsal1870
invaginate1887
invaginable1888
1791 T. Martyn tr. J. J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. (ed. 3) xxvii. 420 In the common Bee Orchis it [sc. the lip of the nectary] consists of five lobes, which are deflex [1785: deflexed] or bent downwards.
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