sinistrorsely

Variant of sinistrorse

sinistrorse definition

sin·is·trorse (sin′is trôrs′)

adjective

Bot. twining upward while constantly turning to the left, as the stems of some vines do

Etymology: ModL sinistrorsus < L, contr. of sinistrovorsus < sinister, to the left (see sinister) + versus, vorsus (see verse)

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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