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appressed definition

ap·pressed (ə prest′, a-)

adjective

pressed close to or flat against a surface: said esp. of a leaf or plant part

Etymology: < L appressus, pp. of apprimere < ad-, to + primere, to press

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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