TERMS.] 



DIRECTION. 



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15. Involute (involute) ; rolled inwards. 



16. Convolute (convolutus) ; rolled up. 



1 7. Reclining {redinatus) ; falling gradually back from the perpendicular ; as 

 the branches of the Banyan tree. 



1 8. Resupinate (resupinatus) ; inverted in position by a twisting of the stalk ; as 



the flowers of Orchis. 



19. f Inclining (f inclinatus, declinatus) ; the same as reclining, but in a greater 

 degree. 



20. Pendulous (pcndulus) ; hanging downwards, in consequence of the weakness 



of its support. 



21. Drooping (cernuus) ; inclining a little from the perpendicular, so that the 



apex is directed towards the horizon. 



22. Nodding (nutans) ; inclining very much from the perpendicular, so that the 

 apex is directed downwards. 



23. One-sided (secwtidus)', having all the parts by twists in their stalks turned 



one way ; as the flowers of Antholyza. 



24. Inflexed (injlexus, incurvus, introflexus, introcurvw, imfractus) ; suddenly bent 



inwards. 



25. Reflexed (reflexus, recurvus, retroflexus, relrocurvus, refractiAS) ; suddenly bent 



backwards. 



26. Deflexed (dcfiexus, declinatus) ; bent downwards. 



27. Flexuose (flexuosw} ; having a gently bending direction, alternately inwards 

 and outwards. 



28. Tortuous (tortuosus) ; having an irregular, bending, and turning direction. 



29. Knee-jointed (geniculatus) ; bent abruptly like a knee ; as the stems of 

 many Grasses. 



30. Spiral (spiralis, anfractuosus) ; resembling in direction the spires of a cork- 



screw, or other twisted tiling. 



31. Circinate (circinatus, gyratus, circinalis) ; bent like the head of a crosier ; as 



the young shoots of Ferns. 



32. Twining (volubilis) ; having the property of twisting round some other 



body. 



