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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