antrorse

[ an-trawrs ]

adjective

, Botany, Zoology.

1. bent or directed forward or upward.

antrorse

/ ænˈtrɔːs /

adjective

1. biology directed or pointing upwards or forwards

Derived Forms

• anˈtrorsely, adverb

Other Words From

• an·trorsely adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of antrorse¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of antrorse¹

C19: from New Latin antrorsus, from antero- front + -orsus, as in Latin introrsus; see introrse

Related Words

• higher
• skyward
• uphill