- orthotropus
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adj A
orthotrope
Dictionarium Latino-Gallicum botanicae. 2013.
Dictionarium Latino-Gallicum botanicae. 2013.
orthotropous — /awr tho treuh peuhs/, adj. Bot. (of an ovule) straight and symmetrical, with the chalaza at the evident base and the micropyle at the opposite extremity. [1820 30; < NL orthotropus. See ORTHO , TROPOUS] * * * … Universalium
orthotropous — or•thot•ro•pous [[t]ɔrˈθɒ trə pəs[/t]] adj. bot (of an ovule) straight and symmetrical, with the chalaza at the evident base and the micropyle at the opposite extremity • Etymology: 1820–30; < NL orthotropus … From formal English to slang
or|thot|ro|pous — «awr THOT ruh puhs», adjective. Botany. (of an ovule) having the nucellus straight, or not inverted, so that the chalaza is at the evident base and the micropyle at the opposite end. ╂[< New Latin orthotropus (with English ous) < Greek… … Useful english dictionary