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      retrorse
      adjective
      bent or curved backward or downward
      Roots
      retroretro- · Latin · backwardvertererse- · Latin · to turn
      Words related to retrorse
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      The word retrorse breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: retro-, from Latin retro (“backward”); and rse, from Latin vertere (“to turn”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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