amphitropous

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adj.

Partly inverted and attached near the center to the funiculus: an amphitropous ovule.

amphitropous [æmˈfɪtrəpəs]

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of a plant ovule) partially inverted so that the base and the micropyle at the apex are the same distance from the funicle

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Adj.

amphitropous - (of a plant ovule) partly inverted; turned back 90 degrees on its stalk

plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

anatropous, inverted - (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk

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