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Retrorse

Retrorse Meaning & Definition
Retrorse Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Retrorse?

[adj] (biology) bent or curved backward or downward; "leaves with retrorse barbs"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Retrorse: decurved

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Retrorse In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*trorse"\, a. [L. retrorsus, retroversus; retro back + vertere, versum, to turn. Cf. {Retrovert}.] Bent backward or downward. -- {Re*trorse"ly}, adv.

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