adjective
- Having many bends or curves; winding or sinuous.
Usage: Formal or technical; often used in botany and zoology to describe plant stems, animal bodies, or geological features.
Examples
- The flexuose stem of the climbing vine twisted around the trellis.
- The river followed a flexuose path through the valley.
- Botanists noted the flexuose branches of the ancient oak tree.
- The flexuose body of the snake allowed it to move through tight spaces.
- The flexuose coastline created numerous inlets and coves.