REPAND

repand

(adjective) having a slightly undulating margin

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

repand (comparative more repand, superlative most repand)

(botany, zoology) Having a slightly undulating margin.

Bent or curved backward or upward.

Anagrams

• pander

Source: Wiktionary


Re*pand" (r*pnd), a. Etym: [L. repandus bent backward, turned up; pref. re- re- + pandus bent, crooked.] (Bot. & Zool.)

Definition: Having a slightly undulating margin; -- said of leaves.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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