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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RECLINATE

a.[L. reclinatus. See Recline. ] In botany, reclined, as a leaf; bend downwards, so that the point of the leaf is lower than the base.
A reclinate stem is one that bends in an arch towards the earth.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RECLINATE

Rec "li *nate, a. Etym: [L. reclinatus, p. p.] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Reclined, as a leaf; bent downward, so that the point, as of a stem or leaf, is lower than the base.