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   recurve

   /ˌriːˈkəːv/

   verb

   • 1. bend backwards: "the petals recurve, elevating the flower"

   noun

   • 1. a bow that curves forward at the ends, which straighten out under tension when the bow is drawn.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin recurvare ‘bend something back’, from re- ‘back’ + curvare ‘to bend’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. recurvature noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • C

     3

   • U

     1

   • R

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

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