retrorse

re·trorse  (r-trôrs, rtrôrs)

adj.

Directed or turned backward or downward.

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[Latin retrrsus, from retrversus : retr-, retro- + versus, past participle of vertere, to turn; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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re·trorsely adv.

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retrorse [rɪˈtrɔːs]

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (esp of plant parts) pointing backwards or in a direction opposite to normal

[from Latin retrōrsus, shortened form of retrōversus turned back, from retro- + vertere to turn]

retrorsely  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

retrorse - bent or curved backward or downward; "leaves with retrorse barbs" biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms antrorse - bent or curved forward or upward; "a plant having antrorse hairs on the stem"