antrorse

an·trorse  (ntrôrs)

adj. Biology

Directed forward and upward, as the hairs on certain plant stems.

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[New Latin antrrsum, from Latin anterior, before (perhaps after intrrsum, inwards, from interior, inside); see anterior.]

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antrorsely adv.

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Adj.

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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"