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/am fi"treuh peuhs/, adj. Bot.(of an ovule) inverted so that the funicle is in the middle of one side.[1835-45; AMPHI- + -TROPOUS]
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amphitropous — [am fi′trə pəs] adj. [ AMPHI + TROPOUS] having a flower ovule with an inverted structure, with the stalk attachment near the middle of the ovule and the opening near the bottom … English World dictionary
Amphitropous — Amphitropal Am*phit ro*pal ( pal), Amphitropous Am*phit ro*pous ( p[u^]s), a. [Gr. amfi + tre pein to turn.] (Bot.) Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side; half anatropous. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amphitropous — am·phit·ro·pous … English syllables
amphitropous — adjective (of a plant ovule) partly inverted; turned back 90 degrees on its stalk • Ant: ↑anatropous • Topics: ↑plant, ↑flora, ↑plant life … Useful english dictionary
amphitropous ovule — noun a partly inverted ovule turned back 90 degrees on its stalk • Hypernyms: ↑ovule … Useful english dictionary
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Amphitropal — Am*phit ro*pal ( pal), Amphitropous Am*phit ro*pous ( p[u^]s), a. [Gr. amfi + tre pein to turn.] (Bot.) Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side; half anatropous. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hemitropal — He*mit ro*pal, Hemitropous He*mit ro*pous, a. [See {Hemitrope}.] 1. Turned half round; half inverted. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Having the raphe terminating about half way between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous; said of an ovule. Gray.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hemitropous — Hemitropal He*mit ro*pal, Hemitropous He*mit ro*pous, a. [See {Hemitrope}.] 1. Turned half round; half inverted. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Having the raphe terminating about half way between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous; said of an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heterotropal — Het er*ot ro*pal, Heterotropous Het er*ot ro*pous, a. [Gr. etero tropos turning another way; ? other + ? to turn: cf. F. h[ e]t[ e]rotrope.] (Bot.) Having the embryo or ovule oblique or transverse to the funiculus; amphitropous. Gray. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
