retrofractadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɛtrə(ʊ)frakt/, U.S.

/ˈrɛtrəˌfrækt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin retrofractus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin retrofractus (1764 or earlier) < retro- retro- prefix + fractus , past participle of frangere to break (see fracto- comb. form). Compare slightly earlier retrofracted adj.

Botany. Now rare.

= retrofracted adj.

ΚΠ

1797 Encycl. Brit. III. 445/2 A Peduncle is..retrofract, broken backward, reduced to a depending state as if by force.

1878 Canad. Jrnl. Sci., Lit. & Hist. 15 65 This plant is readily distinguished from A[rabis] Drummondii by its shorter and retrofract pods.

1939 Proc. Linn. Soc. New S. Wales 64 204 Secondary stems retrofract (bent downwards at point of insertion).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retrofract
释义	retrofractadj. Brit. /ˈrɛtrə(ʊ)frakt/, U.S. /ˈrɛtrəˌfrækt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin retrofractus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin retrofractus (1764 or earlier) < retro- retro- prefix + fractus , past participle of frangere to break (see fracto- comb. form). Compare slightly earlier retrofracted adj. Botany. Now rare. = retrofracted adj. ΚΠ 1797 Encycl. Brit. III. 445/2 A Peduncle is..retrofract, broken backward, reduced to a depending state as if by force. 1878 Canad. Jrnl. Sci., Lit. & Hist. 15 65 This plant is readily distinguished from A[rabis] Drummondii by its shorter and retrofract pods. 1939 Proc. Linn. Soc. New S. Wales 64 204 Secondary stems retrofract (bent downwards at point of insertion). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1797
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