intorsion

American  

[in-tawr-shuhn] / ɪnˈtɔr ʃən /

noun

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

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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

Example Sentences

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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