- recurved
- согнутый вниз; отогнутый назад
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
Recurved — Re*curved (r?*k?rvd ), a. Curved in an opposite or uncommon direction; bent back; as, a bird with a recurved bill; flowers with recurved petals. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recurved — adjective Date: 1597 curved backward or inward < recurved claws > < recurved petals > … New Collegiate Dictionary
recurved recurvate — curved curved adj. 1. not straight; having or marked by curves. Opposite of {straight}. Note: [Narrower terms: {arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed}; {falcate, sickle shaped}; {flexuous}; {incurvate, incurved}: {recurved, recurvate}; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recurved — curved upward, backward or inward … Dictionary of ichthyology
recurved — adj. [L. re, back; curvus, bent] 1. Bent upward or backward; curved or bent back or down. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) In Arachnida, lateral eyes farther back than the median eyes; see procured … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
recurved — /ree kerrvd /, adj. curved upward, as the bill of a bird. [1590 1600; see RECURVE, ED2] * * * … Universalium
recurved — adjective curved or bent, either in two different directions, or back on itself … Wiktionary
recurved — Curved back on itself [Wilson, 1989] … Crustacea glossary
recurved — rɪ kÉœrv / kÉœËv v. bend or curve something backward; bend or curve something in the opposite direction … English contemporary dictionary
recurved — a. (Bot.) Curved outward, curved backward, recurvous, recurvate … New dictionary of synonyms
recurved — Bent or curving downward (abaxially), e.g. the leaf tips of Encephalartos longifolius. See also reflexed. Cf. incurved … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms