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re•su•pi•nate adj.

bent backward.
Botanyinverted;
appearing as if upside down.

Latin resupīnātus bent backward, turned back (past participle of resupīnāre), equivalent. to re- re- + supīn- (see supine) + -ātus -ate¹
1770–80

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resupinate /rɪˈsjuːpɪnɪt/ adj

(of plant parts, esp the flowers of many orchids) reversed or inverted in position, so as to appear to be upside down

Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin resupīnātus bent back, from resupīnāre, from re- + supīnāre to place on the back; see supinereˌsupiˈnation n

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