HyperDic: amphitropous

English > 1 sense of the word amphitropous:
ADJECTIVEallamphitropous(of a plant ovule) partly inverted
English > amphitropous: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning(of a plant ovule) partly inverted; turned back 90 degrees on its stalk.
Categoryplant, flora, plant life(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
Oppositeanatropous, inverted(of a plant ovule) completely inverted
Spanishamfitropo

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