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Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side; half anatropous.

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  1. a. Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side; half anatropous.
  2. adj. (of a plant ovule) partly inverted; turned back 90 degrees on its stalk
  3. Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side; half anatropous.
  4. a (of a plant ovule) partly inverted; turned back 90 degrees on its stalk