Definitions for extrorse

extrorse ex·trorse

Spelling: [ek-strawrs, ek-strawrs]
IPA: /ɛkˈstrɔrs, ˈɛk strɔrs/

Extrorse is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 146 anagrams from letters in extrorse (eeorrstx).

Definitions for extrorse

adjective

  1. turned or facing outward, as anthers that open toward the perianth.

Origin of extrorse

1855-60; Late Latin extrorsus in outward direction, equivalent to extr(a)- extra- + (v)orsus (adv.) turned

Examples for extrorse

Anthers heart-shaped or kidney-shaped, confluently 1-celled, shield-shaped after opening, extrorse.

Filaments thread-like, much longer than the linear-oblong blunt anthers, which are fixed by a point above the base and extrorse.

Stamens 6–12, more or less united with the style; anthers adnate, extrorse.

Word Value for extrorse
Scrable

15

Words with friends

15

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