- deflexed
- adjective
Etymology: Latin deflexus, past participle of deflectere
Date: 1826
turned abruptly downward <a deflexed leaf>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
deflexed
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Deflexed — De*flexed , a. Bent abruptly downward. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deflexed — [dē flekst′] adj. [earlier deflex (< L deflexus, pp. of deflectere, DEFLECT) + ED] bent downward, as branches, leaves, or hairs … English World dictionary
deflexed — adj. [L. de, away from; flectere, to bend] Bent abruptly downward … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
deflexed — /di flekst /, adj. Biol. 1. bent abruptly downward. 2. deflected. [1820 30; < L deflex(us) bent down (see DEFLECTION) + ED2] * * * … Universalium
deflexed — adjective Bent downward, as branches, leaves, or hairs … Wiktionary
deflexed — adj. bent down (used in Botany to describe leaves or petals that bend sharply downward); bent outward or downward; deflected … English contemporary dictionary
deflexed — adjective technical curving downwards or backwards … English new terms dictionary
deflexed — Bent abruptly downward (abaxially), e.g. the microsporophylls of Cycas panzhihuaensis and the apical leaflets of Dioon rzedowskii. Cf. declinate, inflexed, reflexed … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
deflexed — de·flexed … English syllables
deflexed — de•flexed [[t]dɪˈflɛkst[/t]] adj. bio bent abruptly downward • Etymology: 1820–30; < L dēflex(us), ptp. of deflectere (see deflect) + ed II … From formal English to slang
