reflexed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of reflexed
Example Sentences
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They have nodding flowers, two or more to a stem, and petals that are reflexed slightly.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2021
In others, they grow downward, and these reflexed petals bestow a different but agreeable characteristic to the flower.
From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2021
Because I came back negative, it reflexed to COVID-19.
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2020
He reflexed back two huge putaway shots, one an overhead.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2015
Leaves varying from ovate-oblong to lanceolate, tapering to both ends; calyx oblong-bell-shaped, the teeth rather short; hairs on the stem not conspicuously reflexed.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
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