dorsiventral
Botany. having distinct dorsal and ventral sides, as most foliage leaves.
Zoology. dorsoventral.
Origin of dorsiventral
1Other words from dorsiventral
- dor·si·ven·tral·i·ty, noun
- dor·si·ven·tral·ly, adverb
Words Nearby dorsiventral
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How to use dorsiventral in a sentence
They act on organs which exhibit all degrees of physiological differentiation, from the radial to the dorsiventral.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 | Sir Jagadis Chunder BoseThick lines represent the more excitable side of an anisotropic or dorsiventral organ.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 | Sir Jagadis Chunder BoseWe shall presently find that a dorsiventral organ responds to lateral stimulus by torsion.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 | Sir Jagadis Chunder BoseA stimulus will be called lateral when it acts on either the right or left flank of a dorsiventral organ.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 | Sir Jagadis Chunder BoseLateral stimulus induces a torsional response in a dorsiventral organ.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 | Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
British Dictionary definitions for dorsiventral
/ (ˌdɔːsɪˈvɛntrəl) /
(of leaves and similar flat parts) having distinct upper and lower faces
a variant spelling of dorsoventral
Derived forms of dorsiventral
- dorsiventrality (ˌdɔːsɪvɛnˈtrælɪtɪ), noun
- dorsiventrally, adverb
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