retrofract

English

Etymology

retro- + Latin fractus, past participle of frangere (“to break”).

Adjective

retrofract (comparative more retrofract, superlative most retrofract)

1. (botany) Bent sharply back, so as to appear broken.

   a retrofract peduncle

   retrofract pods

   a retrofract stem

Synonyms

• retrofracted

References

• “retrofract”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.