retrorse

• Adjectif désignant ce qui est recourbé ou dirigé en arrière, employé notamment en botanique pour décrire des organes (poils, épines, feuilles) orientés vers la base ou vers l'arrière.

An obsolete adjective meaning bent or turned backward, typically used in botanical descriptions.

1. Bent or curved backward or downwardC2formal

   Describes something that is turned, bent, or directed backward or downward, often used in botanical or biological contexts.

   rétrorse

   • The plant's leaves have retrorse hairs that point downward.
   • The spines on the cactus are retrorse, curving back toward the stem.
   • In some species, the barbs are retrorse to prevent easy removal.

   Synonymesrecurvedreflexedretroflexed

   Antonymesantrorse