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adjective
Etymology: Latin inflexus, past participle of inflectere
Date: 1661
bent or turned abruptly inward or downward or toward the axis <inflexed petals>
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Inflexed — In*flexed , a. 1. Turned; bent. Feltham. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Bent or turned abruptly inwards, or toward the axis, as the petals of a flower. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inflexed — [in flekst′, in′flekst΄] adj. [< L inflexus (see INFLECT) + ED] Biol. bent sharply downward or inward; turned toward the axis … English World dictionary
inflexed — (ˈ)in|flekst, ənˈf adjective Etymology: Latin inflexus (past participle of inflectere to inflect) + English ed more at inflect 1. : turned, bent 2. : bent or turned abruptly inward or downward or towa … Useful english dictionary
inflexed — /in flekst /, adj. Bot., Zool. inflected; bent or folded downward or inward: an inflexed leaf. [1655 65; < L inflex(us), ptp. of inflectere to bend in (see INFLECT) + ED2] * * * … Universalium
inflexed — /ɪnˈflɛkst/ (say in flekst) adjective inflected; bent or folded downwards or inwards: an inflexed leaf …
inflexed — adj. [L. in, in; fectere, to bend] Curved, bent or directed inward or downward or toward the body axis; inflected … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
inflexed — adjective inflected … Wiktionary
inflexed — adjective technical bent or curved inwards … English new terms dictionary
inflexed — Bent longitudinally inwards (adaxially), e.g. emerging leaves of many Zamia species. See also circinate, conduplicate, ptyxis, vernation. Cf. declinate, deflexed, reflexed … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
inflexed — in·flexed … English syllables
