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Running in the same direction; -- said of stems twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of leaves on stems and their branches.

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  1. a. Running in the same direction; -- said of stems twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of leaves on stems and their branches.
  2. a. Moving in the same direction; -- said of a lever or pulley in which the resistance and the actuating force are both on the same side of the fulcrum or axis.
  3. 1. (Bot.) Running in the same direction; -- said of stems twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of leaves on stems and their branches. 2. (Mech.) Moving in the same direction; -- said of a lever or pulley in which the resistance and the actuating force are both on the same side of the fulcrum or axis.
  4. a. Running in the same direction; -- said of stems twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of leaves on stems and their branches. a. Moving in the same direction; -- said of a lever or pulley in which the resistance and the actuating force are both on the same side of the fulcrum or axis.