Having the quality or tendency to curve; capable of curving or bending.
From Latin 'curvatus' (curved) + '-ive' suffix (having the quality of). The '-ive' ending creates adjectives describing capability or tendency.
This adjective is rarely used in modern English, but it appears in older botanical texts to describe plants with naturally curving stems or leaves—it's like saying 'inclined to curve!'
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