antrorse

An obsolete botanical term describing something that is directed or turned upward or forward.

• 🇫🇷Terme botanique décrivant ce qui est dirigé ou tourné vers le haut ou vers l'avant, qualifiant notamment des poils ou des appendices.

1. Bent or curved forward or upward C2 formal

   Describes a part of a plant or other structure that is directed or turned forward and upward.

   • The antrorse hairs on the stem help the plant climb.
   • Botanists noted the antrorse orientation of the leaves.
   • The antrorse spines on the cactus point toward the tip.

   🇫🇷antrorse

   Synonymes: ascendingupcurved

   Antonymes: retrorse