dextrorse

adjective

dex·​trorse

ˈdekˌstrȯrs

variants or less commonly dextrorsal

(ˈ)dek¦strȯrsəl

1

of a plant or its parts : twining spirally upward around an axis from left to right:

a

: twining clockwise (as in the hop) when the observer's point of view is felt to be within or above the spiral

b

: twining counterclockwise (as in the morning glory) when the observer's point of view is felt to be outside the spiral compare sinistrorse

2

: dextral sense c

dextrorsely adverb

Word History

Etymology

dextrorse from New Latin dextrorsus, from Latin dextrorsum, dextrorsus toward the right side, from dexter relating to or situated on the right + versus, past participle of vertere to turn; dextrorsal from New Latin dextrorsus + English -al

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