"dextrorse" meaning in English

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Adjective

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Etymology: From Latin dextrorsum, contracted from dextrovorsum, dextroversum (“toward the right side”), from dexter (“right”) + versus, vorsus, past participle of vertere, vortere (“to turn”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|dextrorsum}} Latin dextrorsum Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dextrorse (not comparable)
  1. Growing in a pattern that spirals clockwise around a central support; turning to the right when growing taller. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-dextrorse-en-adj-Co6L~NYT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. (geometry) Having a negative torsion. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-dextrorse-en-adj-nOIOulGe Categories (other): Geometry Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dextrorsely
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