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reclinate, a.|ˈrɛklɪneɪt|
[ad. L. reclīnātus, pa. pple. of reclīnāre to recline.]
Bending downward; esp. Bot. of stems, branches, leaves, etc.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp. s.v. Leaf, Reclinate or reflex Leaf, one which has its summit lower than its base. Ibid. s.v. Stalk, Reclinate stalk, that which stoops towards the ground. 1861Bentley Man. Bot. 144 The upper half of the leaf may be bent upon the lower, so that the apex approaches the base, it is then said to be reclinate or inflexed. Ibid. 329 In some plants..the ovule is suspended from the end of a long funiculus..; such an ovule is frequently termed reclinate.
So ˈreclinated a. rare.
1797Encycl. Brit. (ed. 3) XVI. 231/2 The reclinatum or reclinated broad-leaved gooseberry-bush rises with a low shrubby stem and reclinated somewhat prickly branches. |