ex|trorse

ex|trorse
ex|trorse «ehk STRRS», adjective.
Botany. turned or facing outward. Anthers that open away from the axis of the flower are extrorse.
[< Late Latin extrorsus in an outward direction < extrā outside + versus turned (toward), past participle of vertere turn]
ex|trorse´ly, adverb.

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  • an|trorse´ly — an|trorse «an TRRS», adjective. Botany, Zoology. bent forward or upward. ╂[< New Latin antrorsus < Latin anter(ior) in front + versus turned] –an|trorse´ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • an|trorse — «an TRRS», adjective. Botany, Zoology. bent forward or upward. ╂[< New Latin antrorsus < Latin anter(ior) in front + versus turned] –an|trorse´ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • dex´trorse|ly — dex|trorse «DEHKS trrs, dehks TRRS», adjective. Botany. rising spirally from left to right, or in a clockwise direction when viewed from directly underneath or from the base: »the dextrorse stem of a vine. ╂[< Lin dextrōrsum, variant of… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dex|trorse — «DEHKS trrs, dehks TRRS», adjective. Botany. rising spirally from left to right, or in a clockwise direction when viewed from directly underneath or from the base: »the dextrorse stem of a vine. ╂[< Lin dextrōrsum, variant of dextrovorsum < …   Useful english dictionary

  • ex|trorse´ly — ex|trorse «ehk STRRS», adjective. Botany. turned or facing outward. Anthers that open away from the axis of the flower are extrorse. ╂[< Late Latin extrorsus in an outward direction < extrā outside + versus turned (toward), past participle… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|trorse´ly — in|trorse «ihn TRRS», adjective. Botany. turned or facing inward, toward the axis violet has introrse anthers. ╂[< Latin introrsus, ultimately < intrō inward + vertere turn] –in|trorse´ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|trorse — «ihn TRRS», adjective. Botany. turned or facing inward, toward the axis violet has introrse anthers. ╂[< Latin introrsus, ultimately < intrō inward + vertere turn] –in|trorse´ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • re|trorse´ly — re|trorse «rih TRRS», adjective. turned backward; turned in a direction opposite to the usual one. ╂[< Latin retrōrsus, contraction of retrōversus; see etym. under retroversion (Cf. ↑retroversion)] –re|trorse´ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • re|trorse — «rih TRRS», adjective. turned backward; turned in a direction opposite to the usual one. ╂[< Latin retrōrsus, contraction of retrōversus; see etym. under retroversion (Cf. ↑retroversion)] –re|trorse´ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

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