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antrorse

American  
[an-trawrs] / ænˈtrɔrs /

adjective

Botany, Zoology.

  1. bent or directed forward or upward.

antrorse British  
/ ænˈtrɔːs /

adjective

  1. biology directed or pointing upwards or forwards

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Other Word Forms

  • antrorsely adverb

Etymology

Origin of antrorse

1855–60; < New Latin antrorsus, equivalent to antr- (as presumed base of Latin anterior anterior ) + -orsus, extracted from Latin intrōrsus introrse

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Precurrent, prē-kur′ent, adj. running forward: antrorse—opp. to Recurrent.—ns.

From Project Gutenberg

Antrorse, directed upwards or forwards.

From Project Gutenberg

Antrorse -sum: directed toward the front.

From Project Gutenberg

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