an·trorse ( n trôrs )adj. Biology Directed forward and upward, as the hairs on certain plant stems. [New Latin antr  rsum, from Latin anterior, before (perhaps after intrrsum, inwards, from interior, inside); see anterior.]an trorsely adv. |
antrorse [ænˈtrɔːs]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology directed or pointing upwards or forwards
[from New Latin antrorsus, from antero- front + -orsus, as in Latin introrsus; see introrse]
antrorsely adv
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| Adj. | 1. | antrorse - bent or curved forward or upward; "a plant having antrorse hairs on the stem" biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms retrorse - bent or curved backward or downward; "leaves with retrorse barbs" |
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