- Sinistrorse
- Sinistrorse Sin"is*trorse`, a. [See {Sinistrolsal}.] Turning to the left (of the spectator) in the ascending line; -- the opposite of dextrorse. See {Dextrorse}. [1913 Webster]
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Sinistrorse
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sinistrorse — [sin′is trôrs΄] adj. [ModL sinistrorsus < L, contr. of sinistrovorsus < sinister, to the left (see SINISTER) + versus, vorsus (see VERSE)] Bot. twining upward while constantly turning to the left, as the stems of some vines do: opposed to… … English World dictionary
sinistrorse — adj. [L. sinistra, left; vertere, to turn] An organism spirally twisting to the left; see dextrorse … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
sinistrorse — sinistrorsely /sin euh strawrs lee, sin euh strawrs /, adv. /sin euh strawrs , si nis trawrs, sin euh strawrs /, adj. Bot. (from a point of view at the center of the spiral) rising spirally in a counterclockwise manner, as a stem (opposed to… … Universalium
sinistrorse — Turned or twisted to the left. [L. sinistrorsus, on the left side, fr. sinister, left, + verto, pp. versus, to turn] … Medical dictionary
sinistrorse — adj. spiraling from right to left, coiling toward the left (Botany, Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
sinistrorse — sinis·trorse … English syllables
sinistrorse — sin•is•trorse [[t]ˈsɪn əˌstrɔrs, sɪˈnɪs trɔrs, ˌsɪn əˈstrɔrs[/t]] adj. bot (of a climbing plant) twining counterclockwise from the base • Etymology: 1855–60; < L sinistrōrsus lit., turned leftward. See sinister, versus … From formal English to slang
sinistrorse — /ˈsɪnəstrɔs/ (say sinuhstraws), /sɪnəsˈtrɔs/ (say sinuhs traws) adjective rising spirally from right to left (from a point of view at the centre of the spiral), as a stem. {Latin sinistrorsus towards the left} –sinistrorsal /sɪnəsˈtrɔsəl/ (say… …
sinistrorse — adj. rising towards the left, esp. of the spiral stem of a plant. Etymology: L sinistrorsus f. sinister left + vorsus past part. of vertere turn … Useful english dictionary
sinistrorsely — adverb see sinistrorse * * * sinistrorseˈly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑sinistrorse … Useful english dictionary
