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View synonyms for antrorse

antrorse

[ an-trawrs ]

adjective

, Botany, Zoology.
  1. bent or directed forward or upward.

antrorse

/ ænˈtrɔːs /

adjective

  1. biology directed or pointing upwards or forwards
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • anˈtrorsely, adverb
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Other Words From

  • an·trorsely adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of antrorse1

1855–60; < New Latin antrorsus, equivalent to antr- (as presumed base of Latin anterior anterior ) + -orsus, extracted from Latin intrōrsus introrse
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Word History and Origins

Origin of antrorse1

C19: from New Latin antrorsus, from antero- front + -orsus, as in Latin introrsus; see introrse

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