resupinate

[ ri-soo-puh-neyt, -nit ]

/ rɪˈsu pəˌneɪt, -nɪt /

adjective

bent backward.

Botany. inverted; appearing as if upside down.

Origin of resupinate

1770–80; <Latin resupīnātus bent backward, turned back (past participle of resupīnāre), equivalent to re-re- + supīn- (see supine) + -ātus-ate¹

Words nearby resupinate

resultingly, resume, resumption, resumptive, resumptive pronoun, resupinate, resupination, resupine, resupply, resurface, resurgam

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Example sentences from the Web for resupinate

When growing under the log the upper side of the cap is against the wood and it is said to be resupinate.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
This is a very small plant, resupinate, membranaceous, and it is so named because of the milk-white color underneath.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
It is resupinate, the cap being beautifully zoned as you see in Figure 351.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
Resupinate, spread over the matrix, the fruiting surface external and the pileus next the wood.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.|George Francis Atkinson

Resupinate, inverted, or appearing as if upside down, or reversed.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for resupinate

resupinate

/ (rɪˈsjuːpɪnɪt) /

adjective

botany (of plant parts, esp the flowers of many orchids) reversed or inverted in position, so as to appear to be upside down

Derived forms of resupinate

resupination, noun

Word Origin for resupinate

C18: from Latin resupīnātus bent back, from resupīnāre, from re- + supīnāre to place on the back; see supine

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单词	resupinate
释义	resupinate [ ri-soo-puh-neyt, -nit ] / rɪˈsu pəˌneɪt, -nɪt / adjective bent backward. Botany. inverted; appearing as if upside down. Origin of resupinate 1770–80; <Latin resupīnātus bent backward, turned back (past participle of resupīnāre), equivalent to re-re- + supīn- (see supine) + -ātus-ate¹ Words nearby resupinate resultingly, resume, resumption, resumptive, resumptive pronoun, resupinate, resupination, resupine, resupply, resurface, resurgam Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for resupinate When growing under the log the upper side of the cap is against the wood and it is said to be resupinate. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise\|M. E. Hard This is a very small plant, resupinate, membranaceous, and it is so named because of the milk-white color underneath. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise\|M. E. Hard It is resupinate, the cap being beautifully zoned as you see in Figure 351. The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise\|M. E. Hard Resupinate, spread over the matrix, the fruiting surface external and the pileus next the wood. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.\|George Francis Atkinson Resupinate, inverted, or appearing as if upside down, or reversed. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray British Dictionary definitions for resupinate resupinate / (rɪˈsjuːpɪnɪt) / adjective botany (of plant parts, esp the flowers of many orchids) reversed or inverted in position, so as to appear to be upside down Derived forms of resupinate resupination, noun Word Origin for resupinate C18: from Latin resupīnātus bent back, from resupīnāre, from re- + supīnāre to place on the back; see supine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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