resupinate

adjective

re·​su·​pi·​nate ri-ˈsü-pə-ˌnāt 

1

: inverted in position

resupinate orchid flowers

2

: having or being a fruiting body lying flat on the substrate with the hymenium at the periphery or over the whole surface

resupinate fungi

resupinate sporophores

Word History

Etymology

Latin resupinatus, past participle of resupinare to bend back to a supine position, from re- + supinus supine

First Known Use

circa 1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for resupinate

• abbreviate
• accelerate
• accommodate
• accumulate
• acuminate
• adjudicate
• adulterate
• affiliate
• agglomerate
• agglutinate
• alleviate
• amalgamate