Meaning Of The Word Sinistrorse

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Sinistrorse Meaning

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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