anatropous

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ana- +‎ -tropous

Adjective[edit]

anatropous (comparative more anatropous, superlative most anatropous)

(botany, of an ovule) Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base

Antonyms[edit]

orthotropous

Derived terms[edit]

hemianatropous

Translations[edit]

of an ovule: having an inverted nucleus

Portuguese: anátropo

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