Extrorse

/ɛkˈstrɔːrs/ adjective

Definition

Facing or turned outward; in botany, describing stamens whose anthers open toward the outside of the flower.

Etymology

From Latin 'extrorsum,' meaning 'outward,' directly borrowed into botanical English as a technical term to describe plant structure orientation.

Kelly Says

Flowers evolved with extrorse stamens to maximize pollen dispersal—insects visiting the flower brush against outward-facing anthers and carry pollen away efficiently, a brilliant design for plant reproduction.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ውጭ
wuchit
ARالعربية
خارجي
khaarij
BNবাংলা
বহিস্থ
bo-his-th
CACatalà
extrorse
ek-sor-se
CSČeština
extrorse
ek-sor-se
DADansk
extrorse
ek-sor-se
DEDeutsch
extrorse
ek-sor-se
ELΕλληνικά
εξωρσικός
ek-zor-sikos
ESEspañol
extrorse
ek-sor-se
FAفارسی
بیرونی
beer-oo-nee
FISuomi
extrorse
ek-sor-se
FRFrançais
extrorse
ek-sor-se
GUGU
ekstrorse
ek-stros-se
HAHA
ekstrorse
ek-stros-se
HEעברית
אקסטרוסי
ek-stros-i
HIहिन्दी
बाह्य
ba-hya
HUMagyar
extrorse
ek-sor-se
IDBahasa Indonesia
ekstrorse
ek-stros-se
IGIG
ekstrorse
ek-stros-se
ITItaliano
extrorse
ek-sor-se
JA日本語
外向
so-ko
KKKK
экзорсальный
ek-zor-sal-nyy
KMKM
बाहेर
ba-her
KO한국어
외향
oe-hyang
MRMR
बाह्य
ba-hya
MSBahasa Melayu
ekstrorse
ek-stros-se
MYမြန်မာ
အပြင်
a-pyin
NLNederlands
extrorse
ek-sor-se
NONorsk
extrorse
ek-sor-se
PAPA
ਬਾਹਰੀ
ba-ha-ree
PLPolski
extrorse
ek-sor-se
PTPortuguês
extrorse
ek-sor-se
RORomână
extrorse
ek-sor-se
RUРусский
экзорсальный
ek-zor-sal-nyy
SVSvenska
extrorse
ek-sor-se
SWKiswahili
ekstrorse
ek-stros-se
TAதமிழ்
வெளிப்புற
veli-pu-r
TEతెలుగు
వెలుపలి
velu-pali
THไทย
ภายนอก
yap-nok
TLTL
ekstrorse
ek-stros-se
TRTürkçe
extrorse
ek-sor-se
UKУкраїнська
екзорсальний
ek-zor-sal-nyy
URاردو
بیرونی
beer-oo-nee
VITiếng Việt
ngoài
ngoai
YOYO
ekstrorse
ek-stros-se
ZH中文
外向
wai-xiang
ZUZU
ekstrorse
ek-stros-se

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