Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for FLEX'U-OUS
FLEX'U-OUS, a. [L. flexuosus.]
- Winding; having turns or windings; as, a flexuous rivulet.
- Bending; winding; wavering; not steady; as, a flexuous flame. Bacon.
- In botany, bending or bent; changing its direction in a curve, from joint to joint; from bed to bud, or from flower to flower. Martyn.
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