Definition of Sinistrorse

1. Adjective. Spiraling upward from right to left. "Sinistrorse vines"

Exact synonyms: Sinistrorsal
Category relationships: Botany, Phytology
Similar to: Sinistral

Definition of Sinistrorse

1. a. Turning to the left (of the spectator) in the ascending line; -- the opposite of dextrorse. See Dextrorse.

Medical Definition of Sinistrorse

1. Turned or twisted to the left. Origin: L. Sinistrorsus, on the left side, fr. Sinister, left, + verto, pp. Versus, to turn (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sinistrorse

sinistral fault
sinistrality
sinistrally
sinistre
sinistrely
sinistrin
sinistro-
sinistrocardia
sinistrocerebral
sinistrocular
sinistrogyration
sinistromanual
sinistropedal
sinistrorotation
sinistrorsal
sinistrorse (current term)
sinistrotorsion
sinistrous
sinistrously
sinjarite
sink
sink estate
sink estates
sink hole
sink holes
sink in
sink like a stone
sink one's teeth into
sink or swim
sinkable

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