Retrorse

2 definitions found

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

  Retrorse \Re*trorse"\, a. [L. retrorsus, retroversus; retro back
     + vertere, versum, to turn. Cf. {Retrovert}.]
     Bent backward or downward. -- {Re*trorse"ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  retrorse
       adj : bent or curved backward or downward; "leaves with retrorse
             barbs" [ant: {antrorse}]