- anatropus
- -a/um
adj A
anatrope
Dictionarium Latino-Gallicum botanicae. 2013.
Dictionarium Latino-Gallicum botanicae. 2013.
anatropous — /əˈnætrəpəs/ (say uh natruhpuhs) adjective (of an ovule) inverted at an early stage of growth, so that the micropyle is turned towards the funicle, the chalaza being situated at the opposite end. {New Latin anatropus inverted. See ana , tropous} …
anatropous — [ə na′trə pəs] adj. [ModL anatropus: see ANA & TROPOUS] Bot. having a flower ovule with an inverted structure, with the stalk attachment near the top and the opening near the bottom: the most common form for angiosperms … English World dictionary