What is bent or turned abruptly inwards, or toward the axis, as the petals of a flower called?
inflexed — (Bot.) Bent or turned abruptly inwards, or toward the axis, as the petals of a flower. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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