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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 dextrorse

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

OTHER WORDS FROM dextrorse

dex·trorse·ly, adverb

Words nearby dextrorse

dextromethorphan, dextropedal, dextroposition, dextrorotation, dextrorotatory, dextrorse, dextrose, dextrosinistral, dextrotorsion, dextrotropic, dextrous
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British Dictionary definitions for dextrorse

dextrorse

dextrorsal (dɛkˈstrɔːsəl)

/ (ˈdɛkstrɔːs, dɛkˈstrɔːs) /

adjective

(of some climbing plants) growing upwards in a helix from left to right or anticlockwiseCompare sinistrorse

Derived forms of dextrorse

dextrorsely, adverb

Word Origin for dextrorse

C19: 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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