incurvation

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The incurvation thus caused lasted for an unusually short time.

From Insectivorous Plants by Darwin, Charles

The incurvation increased slightly during the next 4 1/2 hrs., but remained nearly the same for the next 17 hrs.

From Insectivorous Plants by Darwin, Charles

The incurvation subsequently increased somewhat, but after 24 hrs. had greatly decreased.

From Insectivorous Plants by Darwin, Charles

Clubbed finger-ends, in the adult, are seen mostly, with incurvation of the nails, in advancing consumption.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Empty cells becoming confluent, vesicular by incurvation of the circular margin, forming a deep and round umbilication.

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