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deflexed

 
Dictionary: de·flexed   (dĭ-flĕkst', dē'flĕkst') pronunciation

adj. Botany
Bent or turned abruptly downward at a sharp angle: deflexed petals.

[From Latin dēflexus, past participle of dēflectere, to bend. See deflect.]


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turned abruptly downward
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Bent or turned abruptly downward at a sharp angle, as is the habit of some weeping trees or shrubs.

 
 
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