resupinate

American  

[ri-soo-puh-neyt, -nit] / rɪˈsu pəˌneɪt, -nɪt /

adjective

1. bent backward.

2. Botany. inverted; appearing as if upside down.

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resupinate British  

/ rɪˈsjuːpɪnɪt /

adjective

1. botany (of plant parts, esp the flowers of many orchids) reversed or inverted in position, so as to appear to be upside down

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Other Word Forms

• resupination noun

Etymology

Origin of resupinate

1770–80; < Latin resupīnātus bent backward, turned back (past participle of resupīnāre ), equivalent to re- re- + supīn- ( supine ) + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

Resupinate, inverted, or appearing as if upside down, or reversed.

From Project Gutenberg

Pileus sessile, resupinate. spodoleucus, B. & Br.

From Project Gutenberg

Pileus at first resupinate; gills radiating from an excentric point; then reflexed, sessile.

From Project Gutenberg

P. thin, sessile, cupulate or dimidiate, resupinate then reflexed, very even, glabrous, greyish black, very minutely white-scurfy; g. broad, dingy white; sp. strongly curved, 8-9 � 3.5-4. cyphellaeformis, B. P. 5-8 mm. pendulous, cup-shaped, downy or mealy, upper layer gelatinous, grey; g. narrow, distant, pure white; sp.

From Project Gutenberg

P. resupinate, subgelatinous within, sessile or with an exceedingly short lateral stem, black, white-tomentose; g. distant, narrow, paler; sp. 6-8 � 4.

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