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Webster 1913 Edition


Reclinate

Rec′li-nate

(rĕk′lĭ-nā̍t)
,
Adj.
[L.
reclinatus
, p. p.]
(Bot.)
Reclined, as a leaf; bent downward, so that the point, as of a stem or leaf, is lower than the base.

Webster 1828 Edition


Reclinate

REC'LINATE

,
Adj.
[L. reclinatus. See recline.]
In botany, reclined, as a leaf; bend downwards, so that the point of the leaf is lower than the base.
A reclinate stem is one that bends in an arch towards the earth.