resupinate

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

adjective

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

resupinate

/ rɪˈsjuːpɪnɪt /

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

Derived Forms

• reˌsupiˈnation, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of resupinate¹

1770–80; < Latin resupīnātus bent backward, turned back (past participle of resupīnāre ), equivalent to re- re- + supīn- ( supine ) + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of resupinate¹

C18: from Latin resupīnātus bent back, from resupīnāre , from re- + supīnāre to place on the back; see supine

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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.

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

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

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

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