Word of the Day 11/06/22 Sinistrorse
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Sinistrorse (adjective)
sinistrorse [ sin-uh-strawrs, si-nis-trawrs, sin-uh-strawrs ]
adjective Botany.
1. (from a point of view at the center of the spiral) rising spirally in a counterclockwise manner, as a stem (opposed to dextrorse).
ORIGIN: 1855–60; < Latin sinistrōrsus literally, turned leftwards, contraction of *sinistriversus.See sinister, versus
HOW TO USE SINISTRORSE IN A SENTENCE
Sinistrorse, sin′is-trors, adj. rising from left to right, as a spiral line.
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sinistrorse [ sin-uh-strawrs, si-nis-trawrs, sin-uh-strawrs ]
adjective Botany.
1. (from a point of view at the center of the spiral) rising spirally in a counterclockwise manner, as a stem (opposed to dextrorse).
ORIGIN: 1855–60; < Latin sinistrōrsus literally, turned leftwards, contraction of *sinistriversus.See sinister, versus
HOW TO USE SINISTRORSE IN A SENTENCE
Sinistrorse, sin′is-trors, adj. rising from left to right, as a spiral line.
CHAMBERS'S TWENTIETH CENTURY DICTIONARY (PART 4 OF 4: S-Z AND SUPPLEMENTS)|VARIOUS
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.