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单词 sinistrorse
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sin•is•trorse  (sinə strôrs′, si nistrôrs, sin′ə strôrs),USA pronunciation adj. [Bot.]
  1. Botany(from a point of view at the center of the spiral) rising spirally in a counterclockwise manner, as a stem (opposed to dextrorse).
  • Latin sinistrōrsus literally, turned leftwards, contraction of *sinistriversus. See sinister, versus
  • 1855–60;
sin•is•trorse•ly  (sinə strôrs′lē, sin′ə strôrs-),USA pronunciation adv. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sinistrorse /ˈsɪnɪˌstrɔːs; ˌsɪnɪˈstrɔːs/ adj
  1. (of some climbing plants) growing upwards in a spiral from right to left, or clockwise
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin sinistrōrsus turned towards the left, from sinister on the left + vertere to turn

ˌsinisˈtrorsal adj
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