extrorse

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extrorse - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Extrorse \Ex*trorse"\, a. [As if from an assumed L. extrorsus,
     for extroversus; extra on the outside + vertere, versum, to
     turn: cf. F. extrorse.] (Bot.)
     Facing outwards, or away from the axis of growth; -- said
     esp. of anthers occupying the outer side of the filament.
     [1913 Webster]