About The Word Dextrorsal
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Dextrorsal
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What's The Definition Of Dextrorsal?
[adj] (botany) spiraling upward from left to right; "dextrorse vines"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Dextrorsal: dextral | dextrorse Related Terms | Find terms related to Dextrorsal: See Also | Dextrorsal In Webster's Dictionary \Dex*tror"sal\, Dextrorse \Dex"trorse`\, a. [L.
dextrorsum, contr. fr. dextrovorsum, dextroversum, toward the
right side; dexter right + versus, vorsus, p. p. of vertere,
vortere, to turn.]
Turning from the left to the right, in the ascending line, as
in the spiral inclination of the stem of the common
morning-gl['o]ry.
Note: At present scientists predicate dextrorse or
sinistrorse quality of the plant regarded objectively;
formerly the plant was regarded subjectively, and what
is now called dextrorse was then considered
sinistrorse.
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