antrorse

[ an-trawrs ]
/ ænˈtrɔrs /

adjective Botany, Zoology.

bent or directed forward or upward.

Origin of antrorse

1855–60; < New Latin antrorsus, equivalent to antr- (as presumed base of Latin anterior anterior) + -orsus, extracted from Latin intrōrsus introrse

OTHER WORDS FROM antrorse

an·trorse·ly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for antrorse

antrorse
/ (ænˈtrɔːs) /

adjective

biology directed or pointing upwards or forwards

Derived forms of antrorse

antrorsely, adverb

Word Origin for antrorse

C19: from New Latin antrorsus, from antero- front + -orsus, as in Latin introrsus; see introrse