- sinistrorsal
- sin·is·tror·sal
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sinistrorsal
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Sinistrorsal — Sin is*tror sal, a. [L. sinistrorsus, sinistroversus, turned toward the left side; sinister left + vertere, vortere, versum, vorsum, to turn.] Rising spirally from right to left (of the spectator); sinistrorse. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sinistrorsal — adjective spiraling upward from right to left sinistrorse vines • Syn: ↑sinistrorse • Similar to: ↑sinistral • Topics: ↑botany, ↑phytology … Useful english dictionary
Sinistrality — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Sinistrality >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 sinistrality sinistrality Sgm: N 1 left left left hand Sgm: N 1 sinister sinister nearside larboard port PARAG:Sinistrality >Adj GRP: Adj 1 … English dictionary for students
left — adj 1. sinister, sinistral, sinistrous; left hand, Naut. port, Naut. larboard; Bot. sinistrorsal. 65 32.(all of politics) leftwing, liberal, progressive; socialistic, communistic, communalistic, Bolshevistic; radical, anarchistic. n 3. left side … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
sinistrorse — /ˈsɪnəstrɔs/ (say sinuhstraws), /sɪnəsˈtrɔs/ (say sinuhs traws) adjective rising spirally from right to left (from a point of view at the centre of the spiral), as a stem. {Latin sinistrorsus towards the left} –sinistrorsal /sɪnəsˈtrɔsəl/ (say… …
phytology — noun the branch of biology that studies plants • Syn: ↑botany • Derivationally related forms: ↑phytologist, ↑botanic (for: ↑botany), ↑botanical (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
