- Antrorse
- Antrorse An*trorse" ([a^]n*tr[^o]rs"), a. [From L. ante + versun turned; apparently formed in imitation of retrorse.] (Bot.) Forward or upward in direction. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Antrorse
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antrorse — [an trôrs′] adj. [ModL antrorsus: see ANTERIOR & VERSE] Biol. upward or forward antrorsely adv … English World dictionary
antrorse — adjective bent or curved forward or upward a plant having antrorse hairs on the stem • Ant: ↑retrorse • Topics: ↑biology, ↑biological science … Useful english dictionary
antrorse — angled forward or pointing anteriorly; opposite of retrorse … Dictionary of ichthyology
antrorse — adj. [L. antero, anterior; versus, turned] Directed or leaning upward or forward; see detrorse, retrorse … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
antrorse — antrorsely, adv. /an trawrs /, adj. Bot., Zool. bent or directed forward or upward. [1855 60; < NL antrorsus, equiv. to antr (as presumed base of L anterior ANTERIOR) + orsus, extracted from L introrsus INTRORSE] * * * … Universalium
antrorse — adjective curved forward and upward … Wiktionary
antrorse — an·trorse an .trȯ(ə)rs adj directed forward or upward an·trorse·ly adv … Medical dictionary
antrorse — adj. bent forward, turned upward (Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
antrorse — an·trorse … English syllables
antrorse — an•trorse [[t]ænˈtrɔrs[/t]] adj. bio mve Biol. bent in a forward or upward direction • Etymology: 1855–60; < NL antrorsus=antr , as presumed base of L anterior anterior+ orsus, < L intrōrsus introrse an•trorse′ly, adv … From formal English to slang
