deflexed

[ dih-flekst ]

adjective

, Biology.

1. bent abruptly downward.
2. deflected.

deflexed

/ ˈdiːflɛkst; dɪˈflɛkst /

adjective

1. (of leaves, petals, etc) bent sharply outwards and downwards

Word History and Origins

Origin of deflexed¹

1820–30; < Latin dēflex ( us ) bent down ( deflection ) + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The lowest pair of pinn stand forward and are conspicuously deflexed, giving an easy clew to the plant's identity.

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Stegopterous, ste-gop′te-rus, adj. roof-winged, keeping the wings deflexed when at rest.

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The flowers are white or pinkish, becoming brown and deflexed as the corolla fades.

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Involucral scales few, herbaceous, nearly equal, soon deflexed beneath the globular disk.

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Stamens 8, distinct; anthers with a pair of deflexed appendages on the back, the cells opening each by a long chink.

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