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dex·trorse \ˈdekˌstrȯrs\ adjective also dex·tror·sal \(ˈ)dek|strȯrsəl\ 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 — more at dexter, worth 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 c • dex·trorse·ly adverb |