Sinistrorse vs. Dextrorse

Sinistrorseadjective

Turning to the left (of the observer) in the ascending line.

Dextrorseadjective

Turning from the left to the right, in the ascending line, as in the spiral inclination of the stem of the morning glory.

Sinistrorseadjective

Turning to the left (of the spectator) in the ascending line; - the opposite of dextrorse. See Dextrorse.

Dextrorseadjective

spiraling upward from left to right;

‘dextrorse vines’;

Sinistrorseadjective

spiraling upward from right to left;

‘sinistrorse vines’;