1. pressed closely against or lying flat against something
Usage: botanical; technical

Examples

• The appressed leaves lay flat against the stem.
• The botanist noted the appressed hairs on the plant’s surface.
• The moss had appressed branches that hugged the tree bark.
• Appressed scales covered the fish’s body smoothly.
• The appressed petals created a streamlined flower shape.
• Scientists observed appressed structures in the specimen.