The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
extrorse — [ ɛkstrɔrs ] adj. • 1855; lat. extrorsus ♦ Bot. Étamine extrorse, dont l anthère est ouverte vers l extérieur. ⊗ CONTR. Introrse. ● extrorse adjectif (latin extrorsum) Se dit des anthères qui s ouvrent vers l extérieur de la fleur (renoncule,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
extrorse — [ek strôrs′] adj. [Fr < LL extrorsus < L extra, outside + versus, pp. of vertere, to turn: see VERSE] Bot. turned outward or away from the axis of growth: opposed to INTRORSE extrorsely adv … English World dictionary
extrorse — adjective Etymology: probably from New Latin *extrorsus, from Late Latin, adverb, outward, from Latin extra + orsus (as in introrsus) more at introrse Date: 1858 facing outward < an extrorse anther > … New Collegiate Dictionary
extrorse — adj. [Gr. extrorsus, in an outward direction] Turning or facing outwards; toward the outside; see introrse … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
extrorse — extrorsely, adv. /ek strawrs , ek strawrs/, adj. Bot. turned or facing outward, as anthers that open toward the perianth. [1855 60; < LL extrorsus in outward direction, equiv. to extr(a) EXTRA + (v)orsus (adv.) turned] * * * … Universalium
extrorse — adjective Said of anthers dehiscing outwards from the center of the flower … Wiktionary
extrorse — (èk stror s ) adj. Terme de botanique. Qui se dirige de dedans en dehors. Les anthères de l iris sont extrorses. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. extrorsum, en dehors, contracté de extra versum, tourné en dehors … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
extrorse — [ɛks trɔ:s] adjective Botany & Zoology turned outwards. The opposite of introrse. Origin C19: from late L. extrorsus outwards (adverb) … English new terms dictionary
extrorse — ex·trorse … English syllables
extrorse — ex•trorse [[t]ɛkˈstrɔrs, ˈɛk strɔrs[/t]] adj. Bot. bot turned or facing outward, as anthers that open toward the perianth • Etymology: 1855–60; < LL extrorsus outward = L extr(a) extra +(v)orsus turned ex•trorse′ly, adv … From formal English to slang
