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a·nat·ro·pous
(ə-năt′rə-pəs)adj. Botany
Completely inverted so that the micropyle is facing downward and situated near the base of the funiculus: an anatropous ovule.
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anatropous
(əˈnætrəpəs)adj
(Botany) (of a plant ovule) inverted during development by a bending of the stalk (funicle) attaching it to the carpel wall. Compare orthotropous
[C19: from ana- (inverted) + -tropous]
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Adj. | 1. | anatropous - (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk amphitropous - (of a plant ovule) partly inverted; turned back 90 degrees on its stalk |
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