dextrorse, dextrorsal
(adjective) spiraling upward from left to right; “dextrorse vines”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dextrorse (comparative more dextrorse, superlative most dextrorse)
Turning from the left to the right, in the ascending line, as in the spiral inclination of the stem of the morning glory.
• 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.
• sinistrorse
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
6 May 2025
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