amphitropous
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am·phit·ro·pous
(ăm-fĭt′rə-pəs)adj.
Partly inverted and attached near the center to the funiculus: an amphitropous ovule.
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amphitropous
(æmˈfɪtrəpəs)adj
(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. | 1. | ![]() anatropous, inverted - (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk |
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