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Sinistrorsal
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1. sinistrorsal, sinistrorse
spiraling upward from right to left
Example Sentences:'sinistrorse vines'
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Sinistrorsal
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(of some climbing plants) growing upwards in a spiral from right to left, or clockwise
Compare dextrorseCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Sinistrorsal
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Botany
twining upward while constantly turning to the left, as the stems of some vines do
see also dextrorseWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.