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dorsiventral [dawr-suh-ven-truh l] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- Botany. having distinct dorsal and ventral sides, as most foliage leaves.
- Zoology. dorsoventral.
Origin of dorsiventral First recorded in 1880–85; dorsi- + ventral Related formsdor·si·ven·tral·i·ty, noundor·si·ven·tral·ly, adverb Examples from the Web for dorsiventral Historical Examples of dorsiventral
The internal structure of bilateral or dorsiventral organs is largely determined by the direction of the rays.
Appletons’ Popular Science Monthly, December 1898
Various
In Monocotyledons a similar advance from hypogyny to epigyny is observed, and from the dorsiventral to the radial type of flower.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1
Various
They act on organs which exhibit all degrees of physiological differentiation, from the radial to the dorsiventral.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919
Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
Thick lines represent the more excitable side of an anisotropic or dorsiventral organ.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919
Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
We shall presently find that a dorsiventral organ responds to lateral stimulus by torsion.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919
Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
British Dictionary definitions for dorsiventral dorsiventral adjective
- (of leaves and similar flat parts) having distinct upper and lower faces
- a variant spelling of dorsoventral
Derived Formsdorsiventrality (ˌdɔːsɪvɛnˈtrælɪtɪ), noundorsiventrally, adverb