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extrorse
extrorse definition
ex·trorse (ek strôrs′)
adjective
Bot. turned outward or away from the axis of growth
Etymology: Fr < LL extrorsus < L extra, outside + versus, pp. of vertere, to turn: see verse
Related Forms:
- extrorsely ex·trorse′ly adverb
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