ap·pressed /æˈprɛst/
Ap·pressed, Ap·prest , a. Bot. Pressed close to, or lying against, something for its whole length, as against a stem.
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appressed
adj : 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 [syn: adpressed]