Straightened out; no longer bent or curved; in botanical terms, bent downward.
Past tense of 'deflex' from Latin 'deflexus'. The term is used primarily in anatomy, botany, and structural engineering to describe objects that have been straightened or are naturally straight.
In botany, a deflexed leaf is one that bends sharply downward—this helps some plants shed water or direct rainfall toward roots. The same term describes a spine that's been correctly straightened during surgery.
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