torsive, a. Bot.
(ˈtɔːsɪv)
[f. med.L. tors-us twisted + -ive.]
Twisted spirally; = contorted 2: see quot.
| 1866 Treas. Bot., Torsive, twisted spirally. The same as Contorted, except that there is no obliquity in the form or insertion of the pieces as in the petals of Oxalis. |