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dextrorse

[ dek-strawrs, dek-strawrs ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. (of a climbing plant) rising helically from right to left, as seen from outside the helix ( sinistrorse ).


dextrorse

/ ˈdɛkstrɔːs; dɛkˈstrɔːsəl; dɛkˈstrɔːs /

adjective

  1. (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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