introrse

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adjective

Facing or turned inwards or towards an axis.

OriginLatin introrsus →
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Meanings

adjectiveintrorse (comparative more introrse, superlative most introrse)

comparative more introrse · superlative most introrse

  1. biologyFacing or turned inwards or towards an axis.
  2. biologyOf anthers: turned toward the center of the flower.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
anticousintrorsal

Origin

  1. Latinintrorsus
  2. Englishintrorse

From Latin introrsus, introrsum (“toward the inside”, adverb), variant of introversus, from intrō + versus (“turned”).

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Translations

Italian introrso
  • introrso(botany) facing or turned inwards

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APA

introrse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/introrse

MLA

“introrse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/introrse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “introrse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/introrse.

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