dextrorse

Pronunciation key ( dek′strôrs ) ( dek-strôrs′ )

dex•trorse

adj.

[L. dextrorsum or dextrovorsum, toward the right < dexter, right + versus or vorsus, pp. of vertere or vortere, to turn].

Dextrorse Vine (Morning Glory)

in botany a vine which twines upwards in a right direction, opposed to sinistrorse which follows a left direction.

References

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955