orthotropous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of orthotropous
From the New Latin word orthotropus, dating back to 1820–30. See ortho-, -tropous
Example Sentences
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The whole flower may be looked upon as an adventitious bud bearing two pairs of leaves; each pair becomes concrescent and forms a perianth, the apex of the shoot being converted into an orthotropous ovule.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
Having the ovule inverted at an early period in its development, so that the chalaza is as the apparent apex; Ð opposed to orthotropous.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
The female flower is enveloped in a closely fitting sac-like investment, which must be regarded as a perianth; within this is an orthotropous ovule surrounded by a single integument prolonged upwards as a beak-like micropyle.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
Section of seed of Rock Rose, Helianthemum Canadense; orthotropous, with curved embryo in the albumen. 430a.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
Ovary 2–3-celled, with several pendulous orthotropous ovules in each cell; stigma minute.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
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