resupination
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of resupination
1615–25; < Latin resupīnāt ( us ) ( see resupinate) + -ion
Example Sentences
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There is nothing, at least in this species, in the situation of the genitalia to account for the resupination.
From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William
This resupination is not uncommon in the order; it is most evident in Thunbergia coccinea, in which the racemes are always pendulous.
From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William
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