dextrorse, dextrorsal
(adjective) spiraling upward from left to right; “dextrorse vines”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dextrorsal (comparative more dextrorsal, superlative most dextrorsal)
synonym of dextrorse
Source: Wiktionary
Dex*tror"sal, Dex"trorse`, a. Etym: [L. dextrorsum, contr. fr. dextrovorsum, dextroversum, toward the right side; dexter right + versus, vorsus, p. p. of vertere, vortere, to turn.]
Definition: Turning from the left to the right, in the ascending line, as in the spiral inclination of the stem of the common morning-glĂłry.
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 December 2024
(adjective) socially disoriented; “anomic loners musing over their fate”; “we live in an age of rootless alienated people”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
