单词 | dextrorse |
释义 | dextrorse[ dek-strawrs, dek-strawrs ] / ˈdɛk strɔrs, dɛkˈstrɔrs / 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 [dek-strawr-suhl] /dɛkˈstrɔr səl/ . Origin of dextrorse1860–65; <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 OTHER WORDS FROM dextrorsedex·trorse·ly, adverbWords nearby dextrorsedextromethorphan, dextropedal, dextroposition, dextrorotation, dextrorotatory, dextrorse, dextrose, dextrosinistral, dextrotorsion, dextrotropic, dextrous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for dextrorsedextrorse dextrorsal (dɛkˈstrɔːsəl)/ (ˈdɛkstrɔːs, dɛkˈstrɔːs) / adjective(of some climbing plants) growing upwards in a helix from left to right or anticlockwiseCompare sinistrorse Derived forms of dextrorsedextrorsely, adverbWord Origin for dextrorseC19: from Latin dextrorsum towards the right, from dextro- + vorsus turned, variant of versus, from vertere to turn Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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