"upcurve" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "up- + curve",
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          "ref": "2009 September 11, Christine Smith, “Country diary”, in Guardian",
          "text": "Bleached and brittle stalks branch precisely, each finally dividing into an upcurve of umbrella-like spokes which terminate in a starburst of micro-stems.",
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        "An upward curve."
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        "To curve upwards."
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        "An upward curve."
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