Appressed

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of appress form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Closely flattened down.

    "During the night the upper or smoother surfaces of the leaves are appressed together, this would seem to shew that the office of this surface of the leaf was to expose the fluids of the plant to the light as well as to the air."

Adjective
  1. 1
    pressed close to or lying flat against something wordnet

Synonyms

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Example

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"During the night the upper or smoother surfaces of the leaves are appressed together, this would seem to shew that the office of this surface of the leaf was to expose the fluids of the plant to the light as well as to the air."

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