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reclinate

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rec⋅li⋅nate

  [rek-luh-neyt, -nit]
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–adjective
bending or curved downward.
Origin:
1745–55; < L reclīnātus (ptp. of reclīnāre to recline ); see -ate 1
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rec·li·nate   (rěk'lə-nāt')   
adj.   Botany
Bent or turned downward toward the base.

[Latin reclīnātus, past participle of reclīnāre, to recline; see recline.]
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