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flexuous
[flek-shoo-uhs]
flexuous
/ ˈflɛksjʊəs, ˈflɛksjʊˌəʊs /
adjective
full of bends or curves; winding
variable; unsteady
Other Word Forms
- flexuously adverb
- flexuousness noun
- subflexuous adjective
- subflexuously adverb
- ˈڱܴdzܲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of flexuous1
Example Sentences
Base of the stalk containing the bud open along one side; sterile segment membranaceous; the cells of the epidermis flexuous.
Stems.—Somewhat flexuous, with spreading branches; two inches to a foot or more high.
The epitrochlea is prominent; the epicondyle is surmounted by a well-marked crest, curved and flexuous in outline.
Parallel, flexuous or diverging fibers, extensible by increase in any or in all directions.
P. convex, equal, yellow, shining, disc depr. brownish, cracked; g. adnate, violet then dingy flesh-colour; s. solid, rather bulbous, flexuous, with yellowish scales, apex naked, tinged violet.
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