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resupinate

[ ri-soo-puh-neyt, -nit ]

adjective

  1. bent backward.
  2. Botany. inverted; appearing as if upside down.


resupinate

/ ɪˈːɪɪ /

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
“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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Derived Forms

  • ˌܱ辱ˈԲپDz, noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of resupinate1

1770–80; < Latin ܱīٳܲ bent backward, turned back (past participle of ܱī ), equivalent to re- re- + ܱī- ( supine ) + -ٳܲ -ate 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of resupinate1

C18: from Latin ܱīٳܲ bent back, from ܱī , from re- + ܱī to place on the back; see supine
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Example Sentences

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

From

P. resupinate, sessile, adnate laterally or by the vertex, rather silky, orbicular or subreniform, whitish; g. broad, thin, white then brownish; sp. 6-8 � 5.

From

P. thin, stipitate at first then resupinate and stem disappearing, tomentose, clear yellow then pale; g. crowded, orange-yellow then cinnamon; sp. rusty.

From

P. resupinate, campan. vertex prominent, pedunculate, even, pubescent, ochraceous; g. radiating from an excentric point, thin, straight, colour of p.

From

P. resupinate, flattened, sessile, adnate, downy, edge free; g. radiating from a point, amethyst.

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