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sinistrorse [¦sin·ə¦strȯrs]
(biology) Twisting or coiling counterclockwise. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | The Rauvolfioideae typically have the corolla lobes sinistrorsely contorted in bud, the anthers are mostly unspecialized and free from the style head, and there is a broad array of fruit and seed types, although the seeds are almost always ecomose. Corolla 4-5 [-12 (Blackstonia)]-merous; connate, usually with a short to long tube (Tachiadenus), usually plicate at sinuses; occasionally produced into spurs (Halenia); usually convolute, occasionally sinistrorsely contorted (Halenia) or imbricate (Obolaria); often with scales or nectary-pits within; rarely with coronas. |
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