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Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: probably from New Latin *extrorsus, from Late Latin, adverb, outward, from Latin extra- + -orsus (as in introrsus) — more at introrse Date: 1858 facing outward <an extrorse anther>

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Extrorse Ex*trorse", a. [As if from an assumed L. extrorsus, for extroversus; extra on the outside + vertere, versum, to turn: cf. F. extrorse.] (Bot.) Facing outwards, or away from the axis of growth; -- said esp. of anthers occupying the outer side of the filament.