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adjective Botany.
(of a climbing plant) rising helically from right to left, as seen from outside the helix (opposed to sinistrorse).
Also, dex·tror·sal.
Origin:
1860–65; < Latin dextrorsum toward the right, earlier dextrōvorsum, equivalent to dextrō- to the right (see dexter) + vorsum, accusative of vorsus, variant of versus, past participle of vertere to turn
1860–65; < Latin dextrorsum toward the right, earlier dextrōvorsum, equivalent to dextrō- to the right (see dexter) + vorsum, accusative of vorsus, variant of versus, past participle of vertere to turn
Related forms
dex·trorse·ly, adverb
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Dextrorse
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| dextrorse or dextrorsal (ˈdɛkstrɔːs, dɛkˈstrɔːs, dɛkˈstrɔːsəl) | |
| —adj | |
| Compare sinistrorse (of some climbing plants) growing upwards in a helix from left to right or anticlockwise | |
| [C19: from Latin dextrorsum towards the right, from | |
| dextrorsal or dextrorsal | |
| —adj | |
| [C19: from Latin dextrorsum towards the right, from | |
| 'dextrorsely or dextrorsal | |
| —adv | |
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