reflexed

[ ri-flekst, ree-flekst ]

adjective
  1. bent backward or downward, as a leaf.

Origin of reflexed

1
1350–1400; Middle English: reflected; see reflex, -ed2

Words Nearby reflexed

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How to use reflexed in a sentence

  • Its color is a soft pink, shaded with cream, with reflexed petals.

    Amateur Gardencraft | Eben E. Rexford
  • Of the open peridia, the reflexed segments remind one of certain didermas, as D. radiatum.

    The North American Slime-Moulds | Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBride
  • Flowers sterile or nearly so, open in mid-season; stamens reflexed.

    The Grapes of New York | U. P. Hedrick
  • One of Munsons grapes which was not introduced on account of reflexed stamens.

    The Grapes of New York | U. P. Hedrick
  • Flowers sterile, open mid-season or earlier; stamens reflexed.

    The Grapes of New York | U. P. Hedrick