recurved, recurvate
(adjective) curved backward or inward
Source: WordNet® 3.1
recurvate (third-person singular simple present recurvates, present participle recurvating, simple past and past participle recurvated)
To bend or curve back; to recurve.
recurvate (comparative more recurvate, superlative most recurvate)
(botany) recurved
• verrucate
Source: Wiktionary
Re*cur"vate (r*kr"vt), a. Etym: [L. recurvatus, p. p. of recurvare. See Re-, and Curvate.] (Bot.)
Definition: Recurved.
Re*cur"vate (-vt), v. t.
Definition: To bend or curve back; to recurve. Pennant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
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