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EXTRORSE

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ex⋅trorse

[ek-strawrs, ek-strawrs]
–adjective Botany.
turned or facing outward, as anthers that open toward the perianth.

Origin:
1855–60; < LL extrorsus in outward direction, equiv. to extr(a)- extra- + (v)orsus (adv.) turned


ex⋅trorse⋅ly, adverb
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ex·trorse   (ěk'strôrs')   
adj.   Botany
Facing outward; turned away from the axis: extrorse anthers.

[Late Latin extrōrsus, turned outward (modeled on Latin intrōrsum, turned inward) : Latin extrā, outside; see extra- + Latin versus, past participle of vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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