Twisted; in quot. 1513, ? tortured (construed as past participle).
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释义 | the world > plants > part of plant > growth, movement, or curvature of parts > [adjective] > turned, twisted, or nutating (9) tort1765 Twisted; in quot. 1513, ? tortured (construed as past participle). resupinate1776 Chiefly Botany and Mycology. Inverted; spec. (a) (of a flower, esp. an orchid) turned upside down or apparently so by a twist of the stalk or… introrsal1831 = introrse, adj. introrse1842 Turned or directed inwards; of an anther which opens towards the centre of the flower. sinistrorse?1850 Botany. Of a plant or plant part: twining or turning to the left (anticlockwise). Also: twining or turning to the right (= dextrorse, adj.) (now… torsive1866 Twisted spirally; = contorted, adj. 2. circumnutating1880 circumnutatory1880 pertaining to circumnutation. nutating1881 Undergoing or exhibiting nutation (in various senses). |
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