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单词 repand
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repand

[ ri-pand ]
/ rɪˈpænd /

adjective

Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
slightly wavy.

Origin of repand

1750–60; <Latin repandus bent backwards, turned up, equivalent to re-re- + pandus bent, curved, derivative of pandere to spread out, extend

OTHER WORDS FROM repand

re·pand·ly, adverbsub·re·pand, adjective

Words nearby repand

repair, repairer, repairman, repairperson, repairwoman, repand, reparable, reparation, reparative, reparative dentin, repartee
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Example sentences from the Web for repand

  • The pileus is convex, the disk expanded, and the margin incurved and more or less wavy or repand on the extreme edge.

    Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.|George Francis Atkinson
  • Repand: wavy; with alternate segments of circles and intervening angles.

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for repand

repand
/ (rɪˈpænd) /

adjective

botany having a wavy margina repand leaf

Derived forms of repand

repandly, adverb

Word Origin for repand

C18: from Latin repandus bent backwards, from re- + pandus curved
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