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amphitropous

[ am-fi-truh-puhs ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. (of an ovule) inverted so that the funicle is in the middle of one side.


amphitropous

/ æmˈfɪtrəpəs /

adjective

  1. (of a plant ovule) partially inverted so that the base and the micropyle at the apex are the same distance from the funicle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of amphitropous1

First recorded in 1835–45; amphi- + -tropous
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Example Sentences

Rhaphe, the line or ridge which runs from the hilum to the chalaza in anatropous and amphitropous seeds.

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