RECURVED

Meaning of RECURVED in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )r ē - ' k ə rvd

Function: adjective

Date: 1597

: curved backward or inward < recurved claws> < recurved petals>

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RECURVED — adjective Date: 1597 curved backward or inward
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RECURVED — (ˈ)rē+ adjective Etymology: re- + curved : curved backward or inward — compare decurved
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RECURVED — (a.) Curved in an opposite or uncommon direction; bent back; as, a bird with a recurved bill; flowers with recurved …
Английский словарь Webster
RECURVED — ( a. ) Curved in an opposite or uncommon direction; bent back; as, a bird with a recurved bill; flowers …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RECURVED — /ree kerrvd"/ , adj. curved upward, as the bill of a bird. [ 1590-1600; see RECURVE, -ED 2 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RECURVED — adjective Date: 1597 : curved backward or inward recurved claws recurved petals
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RECURVED — adj curved in an opposite or uncommon direction; bent back; as, a bird with a recurved bill; flowers with recurved …
Webster English vocab
RECURVED — [re.curved] adj (1597): curved backward or inward
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RECURVED — recurved BrE AmE ˌriː ˈkɜːvd ri-, rə- AmE \ -ˈkɝːvd
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RECURVED — a. ( Bot. ) Curved outward, curved backward, recurvous, recurvate.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
RECURVED — Изогнутый кзади
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
RECURVED — согнутый вниз; отогнутый назад
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
RECURVED — согнутый вниз; отогнутый назад
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
RECURVED — загнутый в обратном направлении
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь морских терминов
RECURVED — изогнутый кзади
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SWEETBRIAR — or sweetbrier noun Date: 1538 an Old World rose (especially Rosa eleganteria ) with stout recurved prickles and white to …
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PINEAPPLE — noun Date: 1588 1. a tropical monocotyledonous plant ( Ananas comosus of the family Bromeliaceae, the ~ family) that has …
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IBEX — noun (plural ~ or ~es) Etymology: Latin Date: 1607 any of several wild goats (genus Capra, especially C. ~ ) …
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CUPID'S BOW — noun Date: 1567 a bow that consists of two convex curves usually with recurved ends
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CROOKNECK — noun Date: 1784 a squash with a long recurved neck
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SNOWY EGRET — White New World egret ( Egretta thula ; family Ardeidae). It is about 24 in. (60 cm) long and has …
Английский словарь Британика
RECURVATE — I. rə̇ˈkərˌvāt, ˈrēkərˌ- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Latin recurvatus, past participle of recurvare, from re- + curvare to curve …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOOK — I. ˈhu̇k noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hok, hook, from Old English hōc; akin to Old Frisian hōk …
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CHELA — I. ˈkēlə noun ( plural che·lae -(ˌ)lē) Etymology: New Latin, modification of obsolete English chely, from Greek chēlē claw 1. …
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WATER-LILY TULIP — noun : a tulip ( Tulipa kaufmanniana ) of Central Asia and Asia Minor having recurved brightly colored petals and …
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WALLABY ACACIA — noun : a shrubby Australian wattle ( Acacia rigens ) having linear terete phyllodes with short often recurved points
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UÑA DE GATO — ˈüyədāˈgä(ˌ)tō noun Etymology: American Spanish, literally, cat's claw : any of various shrubs or trees of the southwestern United States …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UMBRELLA PALM — noun 1. : a widely cultivated pinnate-leaved palm ( Hedyscepe canterburyana ) native to Lord Howe Island and having a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWEETBRIER — noun also sweetbriar ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ : any of several closely related and similar Old World roses (especially Rosa eglanteria ) which …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUBCAMPANULATE — “+ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sub- + campanulate : somewhat ventricose at the base and usually slightly recurved at …
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STEERSHEAD — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: steer (I) : a low tuberous perennial herb ( Dicentra uniflora ) that is native to the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SPITZ — ˈspits sometimes ˈshp- noun ( -es ) Usage: sometimes capitalized Etymology: German, from spitz pointed, from Old High German spizzi; …
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RETORT — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. an incisive or witty or angry reply. 2 the turning of a charge or …
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