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, adverb

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, adverb

Word Origin for dextrorse

C19: from Latin dextrorsum towards the right, from dextro- + vorsus turned, variant of versus, from vertere to turn