Antrorse

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Antrorse \An*trorse"\ ([a^]n*tr[^o]rs"), a. [From L. ante +
     versun turned; apparently formed in imitation of retrorse.]
     (Bot.)
     Forward or upward in direction. --Gray.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  antrorse
       adj : bent or curved forward or upward; "a plant having antrorse
             hairs on the stem" [ant: {retrorse}]