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 Definitions of sinistrorse  [ˈsɪn əˌstrɔrs, sɪˈnɪs trɔrs, ˌsɪn əˈstrɔrs]  

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Definition of 'sinistrorse' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) sinistrorse
(of a climbing plant) twining counterclockwise from the base.

Etymology:  (1855–60; < L sinistrōrsus lit., turned leftward. See sinister , versus)

Definition of 'sinistrorse' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) sinistrorse, sinistrorsal
spiraling upward from right to left
"sinistrorse vines"


Definition of 'sinistrorse' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) sinistrorse
turning to the left (of the spectator) in the ascending line; -- the opposite of dextrorse. See Dextrorse



'sinistrorse' - Nearby Entries  

sinistral  sinistrality  sinistrorsal  sinistrorse  sinitic  sinitic language  sinkable  



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