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repand
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ri-
pand
]
re·pand
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rɪˈpænd
/
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adjective
1.
Botany
.
having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
2.
slightly wavy.
Origin:
1750–60;
<
Latin
repandus
bent backwards, turned up, equivalent to
re-
re-
+
pandus
bent, curved, derivative of
pandere
to spread out, extend
Related forms
re·pand·ly,
adverb
sub·re·pand,
adjective
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repand
(rɪˈpænd)
—
adj
botany
having a wavy margin:
a repand leaf
[C18: from Latin
repandus
bent backwards, from
re-
+
pandus
curved]
re'pandly
—
adv
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