resupinate

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

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adjective

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

resupinate

/ rɪˈsjuːpɪnɪt /

adjective

botany (of plant parts, esp the flowers of many orchids) reversed or inverted in position, so as to appear to be upside down

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Derived Forms

reˌsupiˈnation, noun

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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

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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

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Example Sentences

When growing under the log the upper side of the cap is against the wood and it is said to be resupinate.

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It is resupinate, the cap being beautifully zoned as you see in Figure 351.

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This is a very small plant, resupinate, membranaceous, and it is so named because of the milk-white color underneath.

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Resupinate, spread over the matrix, the fruiting surface external and the pileus next the wood.

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

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resumptive pronoun resupination

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