repand

[ ri-pand ]

adjective

1. Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
2. slightly wavy.

repand

/ rɪˈpænd /

adjective

1. botany having a wavy margin

   a repand leaf

Derived Forms

• reˈpandly, adverb

Other Words From

• re·pandly adverb
• subre·pand adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of repand¹

1750–60; < Latin repandus bent backwards, turned up, equivalent to re- re- + pandus bent, curved, derivative of pandere to spread out, extend

Word History and Origins

Origin of repand¹

C18: from Latin repandus bent backwards, from re- + pandus curved

Example Sentences

The light, mossy-green leaves are imparipinnate, the leaflets ovate-repand, and they are rough on the under surface.

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Calyx with a very short repand-truncate or minutely 5-toothed limb.

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Repand: wavy; with alternate segments of circles and intervening angles.

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The pileus is convex, the disk expanded, and the margin incurved and more or less wavy or repand on the extreme edge.

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