sinistrorse
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sin·is·trorse
(sĭn′ĭ-strôrs′)adj.
Growing upward in a spiral that turns from right to left: a sinistrorse vine.
[Latin sinistrōrsus, turned toward the left, contraction of *sinistrōversus : sinistrō, toward the left, from ablative of sinister, left + versus, past participle of vertere, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
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sinistrorse
(ˈsɪnɪˌstrɔːs; ˌsɪnɪˈstrɔːs)adj
(Botany) (of some climbing plants) growing upwards in a spiral from right to left, or clockwise. Compare dextrorse
[C19: from Latin sinistrōrsus turned towards the left, from sinister on the left + vertere to turn]
ˌsinisˈtrorsal adj
ˈsinisˌtrorsely adv
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sin•is•trorse
(ˈsɪn əˌstrɔrs, sɪˈnɪs trɔrs, ˌsɪn əˈstrɔrs)adj.
(of a climbing plant) twining counterclockwise from the base.
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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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