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dextrorse
[ dek-strawrs, dek-strawrs ]
adjective
, Botany.
- (of a climbing plant) rising helically from right to left, as seen from outside the helix ( sinistrorse ).
dextrorse
/ ˈdɛkstrɔːs; dɛkˈstrɔːsəl; dɛkˈstrɔːs /
adjective
- See sinistrorse(of some climbing plants) growing upwards in a helix from left to right or anticlockwise Compare sinistrorse
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Derived Forms
- ˈdextrorsely, adverb
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Other Words From
- dex·trorse·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dextrorse1
1860–65; < Latin dextrorsum toward the right, earlier dextrōvorsum, equivalent to dextrō- to the right ( dexter ) + vorsum, accusative of vorsus, variant of versus, past participle of vertere to turn
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dextrorse1
C19: from Latin dextrorsum towards the right, from dextro- + vorsus turned, variant of versus, from vertere to turn
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