sinistrorse
[ sin-uh-strawrs, si-nis-trawrs, sin-uh-strawrs ]
/ ˈsɪn əˌstrɔrs, sɪˈnɪs trɔrs, ˌsɪn əˈstrɔrs /
adjective Botany.
(from a point of view at the center of the spiral) rising spirally in a counterclockwise manner, as a stem (opposed to dextrorse).
Origin of sinistrorse
OTHER WORDS FROM sinistrorse
sin·is·trorse·ly [sin-uh-strawrs-lee, sin-uh-strawrs-] /ˈsɪn əˌstrɔrs li, ˌsɪn əˈstrɔrs-/, adverbWords nearby sinistrorse
sinistrocular,
sinistrodextral,
sinistrogyration,
sinistromanual,
sinistropedal,
sinistrorse,
sinistrotorsion,
sinistrous,
sinitic,
sink,
sink in
Example sentences from the Web for sinistrorse
Sinistrorse, sin′is-trors, adj. rising from left to right, as a spiral line.
British Dictionary definitions for sinistrorse
sinistrorse
/ (ˈsɪnɪˌstrɔːs, ˌsɪnɪˈstrɔːs) /
adjective
(of some climbing plants) growing upwards in a spiral from right to left, or clockwise
Compare dextrorse
Derived forms of sinistrorse
sinistrorsal, adjective sinistrorsely, adverbWord Origin for sinistrorse
C19: from Latin
sinistrōrsus turned towards the left, from
sinister on the left +
vertere to turn