Meaning Of The Word Sinistrorse

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Sinistrorse Definition
Sinistrorse Definition

What's The Definition Of Sinistrorse?

sinistrorse in American English
twining upward while constantly turning to the left, as the stems of some vines do
adjective: rising spirally in a counterclockwise manner, as a stem (opposed to dextrorse)

sinistrorse in British English
adjective: (of some climbing plants) growing upwards in a spiral from right to left, or clockwise

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