EXTRORSE


Meaning of EXTRORSE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ' ek- ˌ stro ̇ rs

Function: adjective

Etymology: probably from New Latin *extrorsus, from Late Latin, adverb, outward, from Latin extra- + -orsus (as in introrsus ) ― more at INTRORSE

Date: 1858

: facing outward <an extrorse anther>

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