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dextrorse
Also ·ٰǰ·
[dek-strawrs, dek-strawrs]
adjective
Botany.
(of a climbing plant) rising helically from right to left, as seen from outside the helix (sinistrorse ).
dextrorse
/ dɛkˈstrɔːs, dɛkˈstrɔːsəl, ˈdɛkstrɔːs /
adjective
(of some climbing plants) growing upwards in a helix from left to right or anticlockwise Compare sinistrorse
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Other Word Forms
- dextrorsely adverb
- ˈٰǰ adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dextrorse1
1860–65; < Latin dextrorsum toward the right, earlier ٰōǰܳ, equivalent to ٰō- 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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Example Sentences
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Dextrorse, turned to the right hand.
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Adj. dextral, right-handed; dexter, dextrorsal†, dextrorse†; ambidextral†, ambidextrous; dextro-.
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