Definition of Sinistrorse in English :

Define Sinistrorse in English

Sinistrorse meaning in English

Meaning of Sinistrorse in English

Pronunciation of Sinistrorse in English

Sinistrorse pronunciation in English

Pronounce Sinistrorse in English

Sinistrorse

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Adjective

1. sinistrorsal, sinistrorse

spiraling upward from right to left

Example Sentences:
'sinistrorse vines'

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Sinistrorse

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adjective
(of some climbing plants) growing upwards in a spiral from right to left, or clockwise
Compare dextrorse

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Sinistrorse

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adjective
Botany
twining upward while constantly turning to the left, as the stems of some vines do
see also dextrorse

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Sinistrorse

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adj.
Growing upward in a spiral that turns from right to left: a sinistrorse vine.

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