resupinate

[ ri-soo-puh-neyt, -nit ]

/ rɪˈsu pəˌneɪt, -nɪt /

bent backward.

Botany. inverted; appearing as if upside down.

Origin of resupinate

1770–80; < Latin resupīnātus bent backward, turned back (past participle of resupīnāre), equivalent to re- re- + supīn- (see supine) + -ātus -ate¹

When growing under the log the upper side of the cap is against the wood and it is said to be resupinate.

The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise |M. E. Hard
This is a very small plant, resupinate, membranaceous, and it is so named because of the milk-white color underneath.

The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise |M. E. Hard
It is resupinate, the cap being beautifully zoned as you see in Figure 351.

The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise |M. E. Hard
Resupinate, spread over the matrix, the fruiting surface external and the pileus next the wood.

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. |George Francis Atkinson

Resupinate, inverted, or appearing as if upside down, or reversed.

The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray

resupinate

/ (rɪˈsjuːpɪnɪt) /

botany (of plant parts, esp the flowers of many orchids) reversed or inverted in position, so as to appear to be upside down

resupination, noun

C18: from Latin resupīnātus bent back, from resupīnāre, from re- + supīnāre to place on the back; see supine