dextrorse
or dex·tror·sal
[ dek-strawrs, dek-strawrs or dek-strawr-suh l ]
/ ˈdɛk strɔrs, dɛkˈstrɔrs or dɛkˈstrɔr səl /
adjective Botany.
(of a climbing plant) rising helically from right to left, as seen from outside the helix (opposed to sinistrorse).
Origin of dextrorse
1860–65; < Latin
dextrorsum toward the right, earlier
dextrōvorsum, equivalent to
dextrō- to the right (see
dexter) +
vorsum, accusative of
vorsus, variant of
versus, past participle of
vertere to turn
OTHER WORDS FROM dextrorse
dex·trorse·ly, adverbWords nearby dextrorse
British Dictionary definitions for dextrorse
dextrorse
dextrorsal (dɛkˈstrɔːsəl)
/ (ˈdɛkstrɔːs, dɛkˈstrɔːs) /
adjective
(of some climbing plants) growing upwards in a helix from left to right or anticlockwise
Compare sinistrorse
Derived forms of dextrorse
dextrorsely, adverbWord Origin for dextrorse
C19: from Latin
dextrorsum towards the right, from
dextro- +
vorsus turned, variant of
versus, from
vertere to turn