amphitropous

American

[am-fi-truh-puhs] / æmˈfɪ trə pəs /

adjective

Botany.

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

amphitropous British

/ æmˈfɪtrəpəs /

adjective

(of a plant ovule) partially inverted so that the base and the micropyle at the apex are the same distance from the funicle

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Etymology

Origin of amphitropous

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

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