HyperDic: retrorse

English > 1 sense of the word retrorse:
ADJECTIVEallretrorsebent / bent or curved backward or downward
English > retrorse: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningbent / bent or curved backward or downward.
Example"leaves with retrorse barbs"
Categorybiology, biological scienceThe science that studies living organisms
Narrowerdecurvedbent / bent down or curved downward
Oppositeantrorsebent / bent or curved forward or upward
Spanishvuelto hacia atrás

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