dextrorsal
/dɛkˈstrɔrsəl/
adjective
- Twisting or spiraling to the right (clockwise), especially in botany.
- Botanists noted that the plant's stem was dextrorsal, unlike its close relative.
- The dextrorsal spiral of the shell made it easy to identify the species.
- The vine had a dextrorsal growth pattern, wrapping clockwise around the pole.
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