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recurvate

[ ri-kur-vit, -veyt ]

adjective

  1. bent back or backward; recurved. recurved.

recurvate

/ rɪˈkɜːvɪt; -veɪt /

adjective

  1. rare.
    bent back
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of recurvate1

1590–1600; < Latin °ù±ð³Š³Ü°ù±¹Äå³Ù³Ü²õ (past participle of °ù±ð³Š³Ü°ù±¹Äå°ù±ð ) to bend backwards, equivalent to re- re- + curv ( us ) curve + -Äå³Ù³Ü²õ -ate 1
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Bottle Palm, Beaucarnia recurvate: This large palm provides shelter and nesting sites for birds.

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