appressed

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Simple past tense and past participle of appress
Closely flattened down
Pirsson
closely appressed by this force"-L
pressed close to or lying flat against something; "adpressed hairs along the plant's stem"; "igneous rocks
Pressed close to, or lying against, something for its whole length, as against a stem
Closely and flatly pressed against
Pressed flat or close up against something
pressed close to or lying flat against something; "adpressed hairs along the plant's stem"; "igneous rocks closely appressed by this force"-L V Pirsson
Pressed close to or flat against the surface Frequently used to describe corallites
Lying close and flattened against
appressed-fibrillose
Having fibrils that lay flat
appressed-fibrillose-striate
Having appressed fibrils in the form of radiating lines. Often used to describe the surface of the stem or cap of a mushroom
appressed-silky
Describes appressed fibrils which are silky in texture
appressed-squamulose
Having squamules that lay flat
appressed

    Hyphenation

    ap·pressed

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ a-'prest ] (adjective.) 1791. Latin appressus, past participle of apprimere to press to, from ad- + premere to press; more at PRESS.
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