recurvo-used in Bot. as comb. form of L. recurvus, as reˌcurvo-ˈpatent, bent back and spreading; reˌcurvo-ˈternate, bend back and divided into three parts.1829Loudon Encycl. PlantsGloss. 1104 Recurvo-patent.1867J. Hogg Microsc. ii. ii. 390 Recurvo-ternate defensive and aggressive spicula.