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

Word History and Origins

Origin of amphitropous¹

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

Example Sentences

Capsule lobed, loculicidal, 3-valved, with 1–2 ovoid-kidney-shaped amphitropous or campylotropous black seeds in each cell.

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

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Raphe, the adherent funiculus connecting the hilum and chalaza in anatropous or amphitropous ovules or seeds.

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The amphitropous ovule (Fig. 346) has a short or incomplete rhaphe.

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Removed extra comma after "Amphitropous" in its index entry.

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