| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Facing outwards, or away from the axis of growth; -- said esp. of anthers occupying the outer side of the filament.[Websters]
2. Being outward. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb extrorsely.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (extrorsely) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective extrorse.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "EXTRORSE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Extrorse \Ex*trorse"\, adjective. [As if from an assumed Latin extrorsus, for extroversus; extra on the outside vertere, versum, to turn: compare to the French expression extrorse.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EXTRORSE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Geology | Of anthers, opening away from the center of the flower. Compare introrse. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
