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deflexed

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de⋅flexed

[di-flekst]
–adjective Biology.
1. bent abruptly downward.
2. deflected.

Origin:
1820–30; < L dēflex(us) bent down (see deflection ) + -ed 2
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de·flexed   (dĭ-flěkst', dē'flěkst')   
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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