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extrorse

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ex·trorse  (kstrôrs)
adj. Botany
Facing outward; turned away from the axis: extrorse anthers.
[Late Latin extrrsus, turned outward (modeled on Latin intrrsum, turned inward) : Latin extr, outside; see extra- + Latin versus, past participle of vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]
extrorse [ɛkˈstrɔːs], extrorsal
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Botany turned or opening outwards or away from the axis extrorse anthers
[from Late Latin extrorsus in an outward direction, from Latin extra- + versus turned towards]
extrorse  (kstrôrs)
Facing outward, away from the central axis around which a flower is arranged. Used of anthers and the direction in which they open to release pollen.


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