Obvolvent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɑbˈvɑl.vənt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Obvolvent is an adjective meaning Curved downward or inward.
Meaning
Curved downward or inward.
Example Sentences
Eggs mainly locate at the inside of leaf sheaths of the second and third segments near the ground of the corn plants of which the haulm is slimmer and the obvolvent of the leaf sheath is not tight, which can account for more than 80% of oviposition amount.
[…] Intervals weakly convex, deeply, rugose with coarse contiguous punctures; sutural costae raised, smooth, glabrous, very finely, sparsely punctate; humeral calla noticeably tumid, glabrous, anteriorly abruptly obvolvent […] Humeri glabrous, smooth, abruptly obvolvent
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include procurved, convex, recurved, pulvinate, curviform, undercurved.
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