- 1. a. Having the ovule inverted at an early period in its development, so that the chalaza is as the apparent apex; -- opposed to orthotropous. Source: opted
- 2. adj. (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk Source: wordnet
- 3. Having the ovule inverted at an early period in its development, so that the chalaza is as the apparent apex; -- opposed to orthotropous. Gray. Source: webster
- 4. a (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk Source: ecdict
Home / Dictionary / anatropous
anatropous
Thesaurus links
Related headwords in VividLex — dictionary ↔ thesaurus bridge for exploration and SEO depth.
From the definitions
invertedovuleapexapparentbackchalazacompletelydegreesdevelopmentearlyopposedorthotropousperiodplantstalkturnedgray
Word family
Nearby in the alphabet
Open full thesaurus page for anatropous · Language as a Lens