recurvate adj 1: curved backward or inward [syn: {recurved}, {recurvate}]
Recurvate \Re*cur"vate\ (r?*k?r"v?t), a. [L. recurvatus, p. p. of recurvare. See {Re-}, and {Curvate}.] (Bot.) Recurved. [1913 Webster]
Recurvate \Re*cur"vate\ (-v?t), v. t. To bend or curve back; to recurve. --Pennant. [1913 Webster]