RECURVATE

recurved, recurvate

(adjective) curved backward or inward

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

recurvate (third-person singular simple present recurvates, present participle recurvating, simple past and past participle recurvated)

To bend or curve back; to recurve.

Adjective

recurvate (comparative more recurvate, superlative most recurvate)

(botany) recurved

Anagrams

• 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



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