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单词 reclinate
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reclinateadj.

Brit. /ˈrɛklᵻneɪt/, U.S. /ˈrɛkləˌneɪt/, /ˈrɛklənət/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin reclīnātus, reclīnāre.
Etymology: < classical Latin reclīnātus, past participle of reclīnāre recline v. Compare reclining adj., reclined adj., and slightly later reclinated adj.
1. Botany. Of a plant or part of a plant: bending downwards or back on itself.
ΚΠ
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Leaf Reclinate or reflex Leaf, one which has its summit lower than its base.
1776 J. Lee Introd. Bot. (ed. 3) iii. xvi. 223 Reclinate,..when the Leaves are reflexed down towards the Petiole; as in Podophyllum.
1834 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 4 51 Our..new species..will form a third section, characterized by producing reclinate ventricose ascidia.
1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. i. iv. 329 In some plants..the ovule is suspended from the end of a long funiculus..such an ovule is frequently termed reclinate.
1904 H. H. Hume Citrus Fruits & their Culture xvii. 112 Tree thornless and of spreading dwarf habit, branches reclinate, branchlets angled.
1947 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 34 291 Leaflets distinctly horizontal to reclinate.
1992 Novon 2 18 Erect or reclinate, seldom clambering subshrub 1–1.5 m high.
2. Entomology. Esp. of a bristle: directed backward or upward. Cf. proclinate adj.
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1876 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 15 187 Interspaces slightly convex, each with a row of rather long reclinate bristles.
1955 Florida Entomologist 38 86 Setae reclinate throughout the length of tibia but more so toward its apex.
2001 P. J. Chandler Flat-footed Flies 35/2 There are 2 strong orbitals in line with the vertical,..the lower shorter and slightly reclinate.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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