lateri-|ˈlætərɪ|combining form of L. later-, latus side, in scientific terms: cf. latero-. ˌlateri-ˈcumbent|-ˈkʌmbənt|a.[L. cumbent-em, pr.pple. of cumbĕre to lie], lying on the side. lateri-ˈflexion[cf. F. lateriflexion], a flexion or bending sideways; lateral curvature (Cent.Dict.). laterifloral, -florous|-ˈflɔərəl, -ˈflɔərəs|adjs.Bot.[L. flōr-, flōs flower], having lateral flowers. laterifolious|-ˈfəʊlɪəs|a.Bot.[L. folium leaf], of flowers: see quot.ˈlaterigrade|-greɪd|a.Zool.[L. -grad-us walking], belonging to the group Laterigradæ of spiders, which run sideways; n. a spider of this group; so lateˈrigradousa. (Mayne Expos.Lex. 1855). ˈlaterinerved|-nɜːvd|, -ˈnervousa., (of leaves) having lateral nerves. lateriˈversion, a turning or deviation to one side.1883Wilder & Gage Anat.Technol. (Cent.), *Lateri⁓cumbent, with a block transversely under the neck.1888Syd. Soc.Lex., *Laterifloral, having at the side flowers.1855Mayne Expos.Lex., Lateriflorus..*lateriflorous.1760J. Lee Introd.Bot. iii. xxi. (1765) 218 *Laterifolious, such as come out at the Side of the Base of the Leaf.1887Amer.Nat. XXI. 966 The Thomisidæ, or *laterigrade spiders.1866Treas.Bot., *Laterinerved, straight-veined, like the leaves of grasses.1898G. E. Herman Dis. Women x. 103 *Lateriversion is either normal..or results from the uterus being pulled aside by adhesions, or pushed aside by a swelling.