Deflexed

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  • adjective. Bent or turned abruptly downward at a sharp angle.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Deflected; specifically, in zoology, bent down: as, a deflexed margin.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Bent abruptly downward.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Bent downward, as branches, leaves, or hairs.
  • Word Usage
    "Acacia nilotica is easy to recognize by its bright yellow flowers in round heads, straight stipular spines often slightly deflexed, and dark indehiscent pods compressed over the seeds."
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