repand

[ri-pand]

re·pand

[ri-pand]
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

re·pand·ly, adverb
sub·re·pand, adjective
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Repand is always a great word to know.
So is vascular plants. Does it mean:
plants with the vascular tissues xylem and phloem for transporting water and nutrients
group of mostly aquatic eukaryotic organisms which conduct photosynthesis and make their own food
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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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