sin·is·trorse (s n -strôrs )adj. Growing upward in a spiral that turns from right to left: a sinistrorse vine. [Latin sinistr  rsus, turned toward the left, contraction of *sinistrversus : sinistr, toward the left, from ablative of sinister, left + vorsus, past participle of vortere, variant of vertere, to turn; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.]sin is·trorsely adv. |
sinistrorse [ˈsɪnɪˌstrɔːs ˌsɪnɪˈstrɔːs]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of some climbing plants) growing upwards in a spiral from right to left, or clockwise Compare dextrorse
[from Latin sinistrōrsus turned towards the left, from sinister on the left + vertere to turn]
sinistrorsal adj
sinistrorsely adv
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| Adj. | 1. | sinistrorse - spiraling upward from right to left; "sinistrorse vines" sinistral - of or on the left; "a sinistral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the left when facing the observer"; "a sinistral flatfish lies with the left eye uppermost" |
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