declinate

[ dek-luh-neyt, -nit ]
/ ˈdɛk ləˌneɪt, -nɪt /
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adjective

having a downward curve or slope; bending away, as from the horizontal: a declinate flower.

Origin of declinate

1800–10; < Latin dēclīnātus, past participle of dēclīnāre. See decline, -ate1

Words nearby declinate

declass, declassify, declension, declensional, declinable, declinate, declination, declinatory, declinature, decline, decline and fall of the roman empire, the

Words related to declinate

curvaceous, rounded, arched, crooked, twisted, elliptical, serpentine, twisting, looped, compass, sweeping, round, arced, wreathed, turned, humped, incurvate, skewed, circular, curly

British Dictionary definitions for declinate

declinate
/ (ˈdɛklɪˌneɪt, -nɪt) /

adjective

(esp of plant parts) descending from the horizontal in a curve; drooping