Glossary of Botanical Terms:
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recurved: curved backwards (and hence usually downwards), e.g. of the margins of a leaf. Fig. 10 D. cf. revolute, incurved, reflexed.
Fig. 10. Leaves and Margins in Cross Section. A, plano-convex; B, incurved; C, involute; D, recurved; E, revolute; F, trigonous; G, triquetrous; H, terete.
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