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

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

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