inflexed
inflected; bent or folded downward or inward: an inflexed leaf.
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The inflexed or inferior lateral margin of the Prothorax, separated in many genera from the Antepectus by a suture.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William KirbyThe inflexed accessory margin observable underneath in many Elytra, which covers the sides of the alitrunk and abdomen.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William KirbyThe leaves are conduplicate, as in Magnolia, and have the blade bent inwards on the petiole (inflexed).
Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; From Seed to Leaf | Jane H. NewellIn the Tulip-tree, it is also inflexed, the blade bent forwards on the petiole.
Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; From Seed to Leaf | Jane H. NewellThe common plans among trees are—inflexed: blade folded crosswise, thus bringing it upon the footstalk.
Trees of the Northern United States | Austin C. Apgar
British Dictionary definitions for inflexed
/ (ɪnˈflɛkst) /
biology curved or bent inwards and downwards towards the axis: inflexed leaves
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