reflexed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of reflexed
Example Sentences
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Cheery yellow 3-inch blooms with slightly reflexed petals, technically the perianth, nod at the end of 12-inch stems.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2023
In others, they grow downward, and these reflexed petals bestow a different but agreeable characteristic to the flower.
From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2021
Because I came back negative, it reflexed to COVID-19.
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2020
He reflexed back two huge putaway shots, one an overhead.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2015
Perianth 6-cleft; the tube more or less prolonged beyond the ovary; the 3 outer divisions spreading or reflexed, the 3 inner smaller, erect.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
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