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intorsion

American  
[in-tawr-shuhn] / ɪnˈtɔr ʃən /

noun

  1. a twisting about an axis or fixed point, as of the stem of a plant.

intorsion British  
/ ɪnˈtɔːʃən /

noun

  1. botany a spiral twisting in plant stems or other parts

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Etymology

Origin of intorsion

1750–60; alteration of Late Latin intortiōn- (stem of intortiō ). See in- 2, torsion

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Or like a jagged, serrate viola through Shostakovich’s last, 15th, String Quartet – its abrasive intorsion like a barbed needle that speaks of desolation, exclusion from closure or repose.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 26, 2018

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