re·su·pi·nate (r -s  p -n t , -nt)adj. Biology Inverted or seemingly turned upside down, as the flowers of most orchids. [Latin resup  ntus, past participle of resupnre, to bend back : re-, re- + supnus, supine; see supine.]re·su pi·nation n. |
resupinate [rɪˈsjuːpɪnɪt]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany (of plant parts, esp the flowers of many orchids) reversed or inverted in position, so as to appear to be upside down
[from Latin resupīnātus bent back, from resupīnāre, from re- + supīnāre to place on the back; see supine]
resupination n
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