Definition of Retrorse. Meaning of Retrorse. Synonyms of Retrorse

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Definition of Retrorse

Retrorse
Retrorse Re*trorse", a. [L. retrorsus, retroversus; retro back + vertere, versum, to turn. Cf. Retrovert.] Bent backward or downward. -- Re*trorse"ly, adv.

Meaning of Retrorse from wikipedia

- not. All foxtails have a hardened tip, sometimes called a "callus", and retrorse barbs, pointing away from the tip of the callus. Wild barleys have clusters...
- retrorsa, (commonly known as knotsheath sedge, deflexed bottlebrush sedge, or retrorse sedge), is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae...
- or greatly reduced, and may not be externally visible; it is strongly retrorse in Opisthoproctus. A single dorsal fin originates slightly before or directly...
- morphologically most similar to M. lyallii and M. retrorsa. Myosotis venticola has retrorse (backward-facing) hairs mixed with antrorse (forward-facing) hairs on the...
- leaf has similar hairs except they are completely retrorse (backward-facing) or they are mostly retrorse with some antrorse hairs near the apex only. Each...
- dorsal fin is positioned far back from the head, larger than and above the retrorse anal fin. Females have large, highly distensible stomachs which give the...
- can be distinguished from all other bracteate-prostrate species by the retrorse trichomes on the underside of the rosette and cauline leaves, and calyx...
- mixed with retrorse (backward-facing) hairs, whereas the lower surface is uniformly and sp****ly covered in appressed and mostly retrorse hairs. Each...
- (forward-facing) whereas on the lower surface the hairs are mostly appressed and retrorse (backward-facing) except for some antrorse hairs near the tip. Each rosette...
- 4 in) SL. It differs from other members of its genus in lacking large, retrorse serrations on the posterior edge of the pectoral-fin spine, having upper...