Antrorse

/ænˈtrɔːrs/ adjective

In botany and biology, directed upward or forward; the opposite of retrorse.

From Latin 'antrorsum' (forward, toward the front) + Latin 'versus' (turned). This botanical term emerged in the 18th century to precisely describe the direction plant structures point or grow.

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