Appressed

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  • adjective. Lying flat or pressed closely against something, as hairs on certain plant stems.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pressed closely against; fitting closely to; apposed.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Pressed close to, or lying against, something for its whole length, as against a stem.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. Simple past tense and past participle of appress.
  • adjective. Closely flattened down.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. pressed close to or lying flat against something
    • Word Usage
    "Leaves may be sclerophyllous or coated on the undersurface with appressed hairs to conserve water, and they remain evergreen throughout an extended dry season."
    Equivalent
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