| 单词 | sinistrorse |
| 释义 | sinistrorse[ sin-uh-strawrs, si-nis-trawrs, sin-uh-strawrs ] / ˈsɪn əˌstrɔrs, sɪˈnɪs trɔrs, ˌsɪn əˈstrɔrs / adjective Botany.(from a point of view at the center of the spiral) rising spirally in a counterclockwise manner, as a stem (opposed to dextrorse). Origin of sinistrorse1855–60; <Latin sinistrōrsus literally, turned leftwards, contraction of *sinistriversus.See sinister, versus OTHER WORDS FROM sinistrorsesin·is·trorse·ly [sin-uh-strawrs-lee, sin-uh-strawrs-], /ˈsɪn əˌstrɔrs li, ˌsɪn əˈstrɔrs-/, adverbWords nearby sinistrorsesinistrocular, sinistrodextral, sinistrogyration, sinistromanual, sinistropedal, sinistrorse, sinistrotorsion, sinistrous, Sinitic, sink, sinkage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sinistrorse
British Dictionary definitions for sinistrorsesinistrorse / (ˈsɪnɪˌstrɔːs, ˌsɪnɪˈstrɔːs) / adjective(of some climbing plants) growing upwards in a spiral from right to left, or clockwiseCompare dextrorse Derived forms of sinistrorsesinistrorsal, adjectivesinistrorsely, adverbWord Origin for sinistrorseC19: from Latin sinistrōrsus turned towards the left, from sinister on the left + vertere to turn Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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