EXTRORSE
Adjective
extrorse (comparative more extrorse, superlative most extrorse)
(botany) Said of anthers dehiscing outwards from the center of the flower.
Synonyms
• extroverted
Coordinate terms
• introrse
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*trorse", a. Etym: [As if from an assumed L. extrorsus, for extroversus; extra on the outside + vertere, versum, to turn: cf. F. extrorse.] (Bot.)
Definition: Facing outwards, or away from the axis of growth; -- said esp. of anthers occupying the outer side of the filament.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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