repand
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
slightly wavy.
Origin of repand
1Other words from repand
- re·pand·ly, adverb
- sub·re·pand, adjective
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How to use repand in a sentence
The light, mossy-green leaves are imparipinnate, the leaflets ovate-repand, and they are rough on the under surface.
Fruits of the Hawaiian Islands | Gerrit Parmile WilderCalyx with a very short repand-truncate or minutely 5-toothed limb.
repand: wavy; with alternate segments of circles and intervening angles.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. SmithThe pileus is convex, the disk expanded, and the margin incurved and more or less wavy or repand on the extreme edge.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. | George Francis Atkinson
British Dictionary definitions for repand
/ (rɪˈpænd) /
botany having a wavy margin: a repand leaf
Origin of repand
1Derived forms of repand
- repandly, adverb
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