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extrorse
[ ek-strawrs, ek-strawrs ]
adjective
, Botany.
- turned or facing outward, as anthers that open toward the perianth.
extrorse
/ ɛkˈstrɔːs /
adjective
- botany turned or opening outwards or away from the axis
extrorse anthers
extrorse
/ ĕk′strôrs′ /
- Facing outward, away from the central axis around which a flower is arranged. Used of anthers and the direction in which they open to release pollen.
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- ex·trorsely adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of extrorse1
C19: from Late Latin extrorsus in an outward direction, from Latin extra- + versus turned towards
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Example Sentences
Stamens 3–6; anthers short, extrorse.
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Shrubs with opposite entire leaves, no stipules, the sepals and petals similar and indefinite, the anthers adnate and extrorse, and the cotyledons convolute; the fruit like a rose-hip.
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Hæmodoraceæ, 512 Anthers extrorse, opening lengthwise.
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Stamens 6–12, more or less united with the style; anthers adnate, extrorse.—Leaves petioled, mostly heart-shaped and entire.
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Anthers 2-celled, roundish-oval, blue, extrorse.
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