retrofractedadj.

Brit.

/ˈrɛtrə(ʊ)ˌfraktᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈrɛtrəˌfræktəd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin retrofractus , -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin retrofractus retrofract adj. + -ed suffix¹.

Botany. Now rare.

Of a part of a plant: bent downwards as if broken.

ΚΠ

1783 tr. C. Linnaeus Syst. Veg. (1785) I. 263 Branches columnar reflected and retrofracted.

1793 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. sig. Q5^v Retrofractus, retrofracted. Applied to the Peduncle... Reduced to hang down as it were by force. So that it appears as if it had been broken.

1860 W. H. Harvey Phycologia Australica III. Pl. CLXIX (caption) The branches are about an inch apart, and are 6-12 inches long or more,..and strongly retrofracted at their insertion.

1883 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 10 32 The spikelets are 8 to 10 lines long, about 6-flowered, spreading horizontally and becoming retrofracted.

1926 E. Blatter Palms of Brit. India & Ceylon 466 Spadix retrofracted, compound.

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

单词	retrofracted
释义	retrofractedadj. Brit. /ˈrɛtrə(ʊ)ˌfraktᵻd/, U.S. /ˈrɛtrəˌfræktəd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin retrofractus , -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin retrofractus retrofract adj. + -ed suffix¹. Botany. Now rare. Of a part of a plant: bent downwards as if broken. ΚΠ 1783 tr. C. Linnaeus Syst. Veg. (1785) I. 263 Branches columnar reflected and retrofracted. 1793 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. sig. Q5^v Retrofractus, retrofracted. Applied to the Peduncle... Reduced to hang down as it were by force. So that it appears as if it had been broken. 1860 W. H. Harvey Phycologia Australica III. Pl. CLXIX (caption) The branches are about an inch apart, and are 6-12 inches long or more,..and strongly retrofracted at their insertion. 1883 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 10 32 The spikelets are 8 to 10 lines long, about 6-flowered, spreading horizontally and becoming retrofracted. 1926 E. Blatter Palms of Brit. India & Ceylon 466 Spadix retrofracted, compound. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1783
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