retrorse

retrorse
retrorsely, adv.
/ri trawrs", ree"trawrs/, adj.
turned backward.
[1815-25; < L retrorsus, contracted form of retroversus bent backward, equiv. to retro- RETRO- + versus (ptp. of vertere to turn); see RETROVERSION]

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