adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Facing or turned inwards or towards an axis.
2. 2
   Of anthers: turned toward the center of the flower.

Synonyms

All synonyms

anticousextrorseintrorsal

Etymology

From Latin introrsus, introrsum (“toward the inside”, adverb), variant of introversus, from intrō + versus (“turned”).

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