recurvate
/ri-kur-vit, -veyt/US // rɪˈkɜr vɪt, -veɪt //UK // (rɪˈkɜːvɪt, -veɪt) //
复发,复述,复归于好,复归
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : bent back or backward; recurved.
Examples
The blade is recurvate—constricted in the hafting area above the auricles.
The shoulders are inversely tapered with narrow barbs that may be expanded, especially on examples with recurvate blade edges.
One example of the cotypes has one straight and one recurvate blade edge.
The blade is usually recurvate, but may be excurvate with an acute distal end.
The blade is usually excurvate but may be slightly recurvate; the distal end is usually acute but may be broad.
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