About The Word Retrorse
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Retrorse
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What's The Definition Of Retrorse?
[adj] (biology) bent or curved backward or downward; "leaves with retrorse barbs"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Retrorse: decurved Related Terms | Find terms related to Retrorse: See Also | 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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