extrorse

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adjective

Of anthers: dehiscing outwards from the center of the flower.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveextrorse (comparative more extrorse, superlative most extrorse)

comparative more extrorse · superlative most extrorse

  1. biologyOf anthers: dehiscing outwards from the center of the flower.

    Synonyms: extroverted

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf anthers: dehiscing outwards from the center of the flower.

Translations

Catalan extrors
  • extrorsdehiscing outwards
French extrorse
  • extrorsedehiscing outwards
Irish eachtarchas
  • eachtarchasdehiscing outwards
Italian estrorso
  • estrorsodehiscing outwards
Spanish extrorso
  • extrorsodehiscing outwards
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APA

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MLA

“extrorse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrorse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extrorse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extrorse.

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