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antrorse

ant·rorse

uncommon

adjective

1.

bent or curved forward or upward

  • “a plant having antrorse hairs on the stem”
Antonyms

Origin

From Latin antrorsum, contracted form of *anteroversum, from anterior (“before”) + versum (“turned”), corresponding to English antero- + -verse.

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