(adj) pressed close to or lying flat against something; ; -L.V.Pirsson, Syn. adpressed, Example:adpressed hairs along the plant's stem; igneous rocks...closely appressed by this force
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
{ }, a. [ p. p. appress, which is not in use. See Adpress. ] (Bot.) Pressed close to, or lying against, something for its whole length, as against a stem. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]