declinate
[dek-luh-neyt, -nit]
/ ˈdɛk ləˌneɪt, -nɪt /
ADJECTIVE
curved
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In the last-mentioned case they are called declinate, as in amaryllis, horse-chestnut and fraxinella.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various