dorsiventral

[ dawr-suh-ven-truh l ]

/ ˌdɔr səˈvɛn trəl /

Botany. having distinct dorsal and ventral sides, as most foliage leaves.

Zoology. dorsoventral.

Origin of dorsiventral

First recorded in 1880–85; dorsi- + ventral

dor·si·ven·tral·i·ty, noun dor·si·ven·tral·ly, adverb

Thick lines represent the more excitable side of an anisotropic or dorsiventral organ.

Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 |Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
In Monocotyledons a similar advance from hypogyny to epigyny is observed, and from the dorsiventral to the radial type of flower.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 |Various
A stimulus will be called lateral when it acts on either the right or left flank of a dorsiventral organ.

Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 |Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
A dorsiventral organ, moreover, exhibits a torsional movement under lateral stimulus of gravity.

Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 |Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose

They act on organs which exhibit all degrees of physiological differentiation, from the radial to the dorsiventral.

Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919 |Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose

dorsiventral

/ (ˌdɔːsɪˈvɛntrəl) /

(of leaves and similar flat parts) having distinct upper and lower faces

a variant spelling of dorsoventral

dorsiventrality (ˌdɔːsɪvɛnˈtrælɪtɪ), noun dorsiventrally, adverb