repand
[ ri-pand ]
/ rɪˈpænd /
adjective
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
slightly wavy.
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Origin of repand
1750–60; < Latin repandus bent backwards, turned up, equivalent to re- re- + pandus bent, curved, derivative of pandere to spread out, extend
OTHER WORDS FROM repand
re·pand·ly, adverbsub·re·pand, adjectiveWords nearby repand
repair, repairer, repairman, repairperson, repairwoman, repand, reparable, reparation, reparative, reparative dentin, repartee
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Example sentences from the Web for repand
The 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 AtkinsonRepand: wavy; with alternate segments of circles and intervening angles.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith
British Dictionary definitions for repand
repand
/ (rɪˈpænd) /
adjective
botany having a wavy margina repand leaf
Derived forms of repand
repandly, adverbWord Origin for repand
C18: from Latin repandus bent backwards, from re- + pandus curved
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