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re·pand

 (rĭ-pănd′)
adj. Botany
Having a somewhat wavy margin: a repand leaf.
[Latin repandus, bent backward : re-, re- + pandus, past participle of pandere, to spread out; see petə- in Indo-European roots.]
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repand

(rɪˈpænd)
adj
(Botany) botany having a wavy margin: a repand leaf.
[C18: from Latin repandus bent backwards, from re- + pandus curved]
reˈpandly adv
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re•pand

(rɪˈpænd)

adj.
having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
[1750–60; < Latin repandus bent backward =re- re- + pandus bent, curved]
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Adj.1.repand - having a slightly undulating margin
smooth - of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth
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