deflexed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of deflexed
1820–30; < Latin dēflex ( us ) bent down ( see deflection) + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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Pinnæ lanceolate, acuminate, the lowest pair deflexed and standing forward; cut into oblong, obtuse segments.
From The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada by George Henry Tilton
Ring situated about midway of the stem, deflexed and pendulous as in Amanita muscaria.Fig.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Thomas Taylor
Ring broad, reflexed or deflexed, or both; situated high up on the stem, as in Armillaria mellea.Fig.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Thomas Taylor
Bill short, strong, conic, base trigonal, sides compressed, culmin elevated, upper mandible towards the tip deflexed and notched, under mandible shorter and straight, the base thick, the margins of both inflexed.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume III or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by William Swainson
Bill elongated, thick, hollow, deflexed, the margins obtusely crenated, with excrescences of various forms placed on the upper mandible.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume III or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by William Swainson
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