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sinistrorse
[ sin-uh-strawrs, si-nis-trawrs, sin-uh-strawrs ]
/ ˈsɪn əˌstrɔrs, sɪˈnɪs trɔrs, ˌsɪn əˈstrɔrs /
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adjective Botany.
(from a point of view at the center of the spiral) rising spirally in a counterclockwise manner, as a stem (opposed to dextrorse).
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Origin of sinistrorse
OTHER WORDS FROM sinistrorse
sin·is·trorse·ly [sin-uh-strawrs-lee, sin-uh-strawrs-], /ˈsɪn əˌstrɔrs li, ˌsɪn əˈstrɔrs-/, adverbWords nearby sinistrorse
sinistrality, sinistration, sinistro-, sinistrocular, sinistrodextral, sinistrorse, sinistrous, Sinitic, Sinixt, sink, sinkage
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How to use sinistrorse in a sentence
Sinistrorse, sin′is-trors, adj. rising from left to right, as a spiral line.
British Dictionary definitions for sinistrorse
sinistrorse
/ (ˈsɪnɪˌstrɔːs, ˌsɪnɪˈstrɔːs) /
adjective
(of some climbing plants) growing upwards in a spiral from right to left, or clockwiseCompare dextrorse
Derived forms of sinistrorse
sinistrorsal, adjectivesinistrorsely, adverbWord Origin for sinistrorse
C19: from Latin sinistrōrsus turned towards the left, from sinister on the left + vertere to turn
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