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Webster 1913 Edition


Flexuous

Flex′u-ous

,
Adj.
[L.
flexuosus
, fr.
flexus
a bending, turning.]
1.
Having turns, windings, or flexures.
2.
(Bot.)
Having alternate curvatures in opposite directions; bent in a zigzag manner.
3.
Wavering; not steady; flickering.
Bacon.

Webster 1828 Edition


Flexuous

FLEX'UOUS

,
Adj.
[L. flexuosus.]
1.
Winding; having turns or windings; as a flexuous rivulet.
2.
Bending; winding; wavering; not steady; as a flexuous flame.
3.
In botany, bending or bent; changing its direction in a curve, from joint to joint, from bud to bud, or from flower to flower.