Deflexed

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Botany Bent or turned abruptly downward at a sharp angle: deflexed petals.
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  • adj. Bent downward, as branches, leaves, or hairs.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Bent abruptly downward.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Deflected; specifically, in zoology, bent down: as, a deflexed margin.
    • Word Usage
    "Acacia nilotica is easy to recognize by its bright yellow flowers in round heads, straight stipular spines often slightly deflexed, and dark indehiscent pods compressed over the seeds."
    Cross Reference
    deflexed wings    deflexed antennæ   
     
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