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sinis·trorse \|sinə̇|strȯ(ə)rs, sə̇ˈniˌs-\ adjective also sin·is·tror·sal \|sinə̇|strȯrsəl\ Etymology: sinistrorse from New Latin sinistrorsus, from Latin sinistrorsum, sinistrorsus toward the left side, from sinistr-, sinister left, on the left side + versus, past participle of vertere to turn; sinistrorsal from New Latin sinistrorsus + English -al — more at worth 1. of a plant : twining spirally upward around an axis from right to left: a. : twining counterclockwise when the observer's point of view is within or above the spiral b. : twining clockwise when the observer's point of view is outside the spiral — compare dextrorse 2. : sinistral c • sinis·trorse·ly \-slē\ also sinis·tror·sal·ly \-səlē\ adverb |