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Recurvate

Recurvate \Re*cur"vate\ (r?*k?r"v?t), a. [L. recurvatus, p. p. of recurvare. See Re-, and Curvate.] (Bot.) Recurved.

Recurvate

Recurvate \Re*cur"vate\ (-v?t), v. t. To bend or curve back; to recurve.
--Pennant.

Wiktionary
recurvate
  1. (context botany English) recurved v

  2. To bend or curve back; to recurve.

WordNet
recurvate

adj. curved backward or inward [syn: recurved]