1. turned or facing outward from the center or axis
Usage: botanical; technical

Examples

• The extrorse anthers of the flower face away from the pistil.
• Botanists noted the extrorse orientation of the stamens.
• The plant’s extrorse dehiscence allows pollen to be released outward.
• In this species, the anthers are extrorse rather than introrse.
• The extrorse position helps prevent self-pollination.