Chiefly Botany and Heraldry. Esp. of a part of a plant (or animal): bent, turned, looped, or folded back; recurved; = reflected, adj. 2. Cf. reflex…
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| 释义 | the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > physical arrangement or condition > [adjective] > turned inwards, upwards, backwards, etc. (18) reflexeda1500 Chiefly Botany and Heraldry. Esp. of a part of a plant (or animal): bent, turned, looped, or folded back; recurved; = reflected, adj. 2. Cf. reflex… resupinated1661 Inverted; = resupinate, adj. 1. nutant1751 Nodding; pendulous. nodding1776 Chiefly Botany. Esp. of an inflorescence: bent or curved downward; pendulous. resupinate1776 Chiefly Botany and Mycology. Inverted; spec. (a) (of a flower, esp. an orchid) turned upside down or apparently so by a twist of the stalk or… reversed1777 Botany. Of flowers or leaves: inverted. Cf. resupinate, adj. 1. Now rare. deflex1791 = deflexed, adj. retrorse1818 Turned or pointing backwards, or in a direction opposed to that expected; = reverted, adj. 2. deflexed1826 Bent downwards; deflected. deflected1828 Zoology and Botany. Bent or curved downwards; = deflexed, adj. fornicate1828 = fornicated, adj.; spec. in Botany, Conchology, and Entomology. invaginated1835 (a) Inserted or received into a sheath; sheathed. (b) Turned into a sheath. (c) Introverted. antrorse1838 Turned or pointing forwards, upwards, or towards an axis. Contrasted with retrorse. invertile1853 That can turn itself inside out or be turned inside out; invertible. posterial1866 In technical contexts: turned towards the back or the rear side; directed towards the posterior. Also simply: = posterior, adj. 2a. retrorsal1870 = retrorse, adj. invaginate1887 invaginated, adj. invaginable1888 Susceptible of invagination. |
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