"intorsion" meaning in All languages combined

See intorsion on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: intorsions [plural]
Etymology: From Latin intortio (“a curling, crisping”). Compare French intorsion. See intort, and compare intortion. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|intortio||a curling, crisping}} Latin intortio (“a curling, crisping”), {{cog|fr|intorsion}} French intorsion Head templates: {{en-noun}} intorsion (plural intorsions)
  1. A winding, bending, or twisting.
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  2. (anatomy) A bending or twisting of an organ from its proper alignment. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-intorsion-en-noun-EeS3FlNT Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  3. (botany) The bending or twining of any part of a plant toward one side or the other, or in any direction from the vertical. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-intorsion-en-noun-B6d9QSLU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 22 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 17 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 13 70 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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