Noah Webster
Flexuous
FLEX'UOUS, adjective [Latin flexuosus.]
1. Winding; having turns or windings; as a flexuous rivulet.
2. Bending; winding; wavering; not steady; as a flexuous flame.
3. In botany, bending or bent; changing its direction in a curve, from joint to joint, from bud to bud, or from flower to flower.