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dextrorse
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Dextrorse
(gcide) | Dextrorsal \Dex*tror"sal\, Dextrorse \Dex"trorse`\, a. [L.
dextrorsum, contr. fr. dextrovorsum, dextroversum, toward the
right side; dexter right + versus, vorsus, p. p. of vertere,
vortere, to turn.] (Botany)
Turning from the left to the right, in the ascending line, as
in the spiral inclination of the stem of the common
morning-glory; as, dextrorse vines.
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Note: At present scientists predicate dextrorse or
sinistrorse quality of the plant regarded objectively;
formerly the plant was regarded subjectively, and what
is now called dextrorse was then considered
sinistrorse.
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dextrorse
(wn) | dextrorse
adj 1: spiraling upward from left to right; "dextrorse vines"
[syn: dextrorse, dextrorsal] |
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Dextrorse
(gcide) | Dextrorsal \Dex*tror"sal\, Dextrorse \Dex"trorse`\, a. [L.
dextrorsum, contr. fr. dextrovorsum, dextroversum, toward the
right side; dexter right + versus, vorsus, p. p. of vertere,
vortere, to turn.] (Botany)
Turning from the left to the right, in the ascending line, as
in the spiral inclination of the stem of the common
morning-glory; as, dextrorse vines.
[1913 Webster]
Note: At present scientists predicate dextrorse or
sinistrorse quality of the plant regarded objectively;
formerly the plant was regarded subjectively, and what
is now called dextrorse was then considered
sinistrorse.
[1913 Webster] |
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