incurved

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There were teeth in the beak, too, like a series of sharp incurved hooks.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

Bill moderate, slender, straight, much compressed, culmen elevated, towards the tip slightly incurved.

From Zoological Illustrations, Volume III or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by Swainson, William

Crown of 5 hooded bodies seated on the tube of stamens, each containing an incurved horn.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Leaves decurrent at the folds, the lower lobe incurved and ventricose; underleaves usually present, entire or bifid.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Keel of the corolla with the included stamens and style elongated, strongly incurved, not spirally coiled.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa