repand
[ ri-pand ]
/ rɪˈpænd /
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adjective
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
slightly wavy.
Nearby words
- repairable,
- repairer,
- repairman,
- repairperson,
- repairwoman,
- repandly,
- reparable,
- reparation,
- reparations,
- reparative
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
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Examples 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
repand
/ (rɪˈpænd) /
adjective
botany having a wavy margina repand leaf
Word Origin for repand
C18: from Latin repandus bent backwards, from re- + pandus curved
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