-tropous

American  

1. a combining form meaning “turned, curved” in the direction specified by the initial element.

   anatropous.

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-tropous British  

combining form

1. indicating a turning away

   anatropous

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Usage

What does -tropous mean? The combining form -tropous is used like a suffix meaning "turned, curved" in the direction specified by the first part of the word. It is used in some scientific terms, especially botany.The form -tropous comes from the Greek suffix -tropos, meaning “pertaining to a turn." This suffix is based on trópos, “turn," and tropḗ, "a turning.”The Greek trópos is also the source of the words trope and tropical. It’s your turn to make the connection between “turning,”  figures of speech, and the tropics at our entries for the words.Closely related to -tropous is -tropic. The combining forms -tropy and -tropism are used to form abstract nouns from concrete nouns using -tropous and -tropic. Corresponding forms of -tropous combined to the beginning of words are tropo- and trop-. Learn more about their specific applications of our Words That Use articles for the forms.

Etymology

Origin of -tropous

From the Greek suffix -tropos pertaining to a turn