appressed

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Definition of appressed in English English dictionary: 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