AMPHITROPOUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

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

Antonym:

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

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