INTRORSE

Etymology

Adjective

introrse (comparative more introrse, superlative most introrse)

(botany) Facing or turned inwards or towards an axis.

(botany) Said of anthers turned toward the center of the flower.

Coordinate terms

• extrorse

Anagrams

• insertor, snortier

Source: Wiktionary


In*trorse", a. Etym: [L. introrsus inward, contr. from introversus. See Introvert.] (Bot.)

Definition: Turning or facing inward, or toward the axis of the part to which it belongs. Gray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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