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extrorse

ex·trorse [ ék stràwrss, ik stráwrss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
facing outward: used to describe a plant part that faces or turns outward or away from a center

[Mid-19th century. < late Latin extrorsus "in an outward direction" < Latin extra "outside" + versus "toward," past participle of vertere "to turn"]
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