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RETRORSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does retrorse mean?
• RETRORSE (adjective)
The adjective RETRORSE has 1 sense:
1. bent or curved backward or downward
Familiarity information: RETRORSE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bent or curved backward or downward
Context example:
leaves with retrorse barbs
Similar:
decurved (bent down or curved downward)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Antonym:
antrorse (bent or curved forward or upward)
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