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sinistrorse
sin·is·trorse S0429400 (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.]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 advsin•is•trorse (ˈsɪn əˌstrɔrs, sɪˈnɪs trɔrs, ˌsɪn əˈstrɔrs)
adj. (of a climbing plant) twining counterclockwise from the base. [1855–60; < Latin sinistrōrsus literally, turned leftward. See sinister, versus] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | sinistrorse - spiraling upward from right to left; "sinistrorse vines"sinistrorsalphytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plantssinistral - 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" |
sinistrorse
sinistrorse[¦sin·ə¦strȯrs] (biology) Twisting or coiling counterclockwise. sinistrorse
sin·is·trorse (si-nĭs-trōrs), Turned or twisted to the left. [L. sinistrorsus, on the left side, fr. sinister, left, + verto, pp. versus, to turn] sinistrorse having an anti-clockwise or left-handed spiral form as do most gastropod shells.sinistrorse
Related to sinistrorse: dextroseSynonyms for sinistrorseadj spiraling upward from right to leftSynonymsRelated Words |