dextrorse

Meaning

1. Turning from the left to the right, in the ascending line, as in the spiral inclination of the stem of the morning glory.
2. Having a negative torsion.

Synonyms

dextrorsal

Etymology

From Latin
dextrorsum, contracted from dextrovorsum, dextroversum (“toward the right side”), from dexter (“right”) + versus, vorsus, past participle of vertere, vortere (“to turn”).