resupinate

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: re=su=pi=nate

CIDE DICTIONARY

resupinate, a. [L. resupinatus, p. p. of resupinare to bend back. See Resupine.].

 Inverted in position; appearing to be upside down or reversed, as the flowers of the orchis and the leaves of some plants.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

resupinate, adj. (of a leaf etc.) upside down.

Etymology

L resupinatus past part. of resupinare bend back: see SUPINE