'Extrorse' definitions:

Definition of 'Extrorse'

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  • Extrorse \Ex*trorse"\, a. [As if from an assumed L. extrorsus, for extroversus; extra on the outside + vertere, versum, to turn: cf. F. extrorse.] (Bot.) Facing outwards, or away from the axis of growth; -- said esp. of anthers occupying the outer side of the filament. [1913 Webster]

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