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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dex•trorse (dek′strôrs, dek strôrs′),USA pronunciation adj. [Bot.]- Botany(of a climbing plant) rising helically from right to left, as seen from outside the helix (opposed to sinistrorse).
Also, dex•tror′sal. - 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
- 1860–65
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