intorsion

[ in-tawr-shuhn ]

noun

1. a twisting about an axis or fixed point, as of the stem of a plant.

intorsion

/ ɪnˈtɔːʃən /

noun

1. botany a spiral twisting in plant stems or other parts

Word History and Origins

Origin of intorsion¹

1750–60; alteration of Late Latin intortiōn- (stem of intortiō ). See in- ², torsion

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