2. (Bot.) The bending or twining of any part of a plant toward one side
or the other, or in any direction from the vertical.
In*tort" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intorted; p. pr. & vb. n. Intorting.]
[L. intortus, p. p. of intoquere to twist; pref. in- in + torquere to
twist.] To twist in and out; to twine; to wreathe; to wind; to wring.
Pope.
In*tor"tion (?), n. See Intorsion.
In*tox"i*cant (?), n. That which intoxicates; an intoxicating agent;
as, alcohol, opium, and laughing gas are intoxicants.
In*tox"i*cate (?), a. [LL. intoxicatus, p. p. of intoxicare to drug or
poison; pref. in- in + L. toxicum a poison in which arrows were dipped,
Gr. &?;, fr. &?; pertaining to a bow. See Toxic.]