Emily Dickinson Lexicon

FLEX'U-OUS, a. [L. flexuosus.]

1. Winding; having turns or windings; as, a flexuous rivulet.
2. Bending; winding; wavering; not steady; as, a flexuous flame. Bacon.
3. 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.