deflexed

[ dih-flekst ]

/ dɪˈflɛkst /

bent abruptly downward.

deflected.

Origin of deflexed

1820–30; < Latin dēflex(us) bent down (see deflection) + -ed²

Standard oblong-oval, spreading; keel oblong, straight, deflexed.

The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States |Asa Gray
Pinnæ lanceolate, pinnatifid, the lowest pairs gradually shorter and deflexed.

The Fern Lover's Companion |George Henry Tilton
In the Crepuscular tribes (Sphinx L.) the upper wings are incumbent on the lower, and deflexed.

An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) |William Kirby
The smooth ligule, deflexed marginal teeth, and no keel distinguish it from Arrhenatherum.

Grasses |H. Marshall Ward

Upper lip with a long beak, like an elephant's trunk; lower three-lobed, deflexed.

The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits |Mary Elizabeth Parsons

deflexed

/ (dɪˈflɛkst, ˈdiːflɛkst) /

(of leaves, petals, etc) bent sharply outwards and downwards