adjective

• 1Botany Zoology
  Turned inwards.

  The opposite of extrorse

  ‘Anthers are introrse and fused longitudinally through many papillae, in such a way that they form a cuff around the ovary.’

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  • ‘Five introrse anthers are united to form a cylinder around the style while the separate filaments are attached to the base of the corolla tubes.’

  1. 1.1(of anthers) releasing their pollen towards the centre of the flower.
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     • ‘The ten stamens are introrse, and when elongate the anthers group in the upper part of the flower.’