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antitropal, a. Bot.|ænˈtɪtrəpəl|
[f. mod.L. antitrop-us, mod.Fr. antitrope (f. Gr. ἀντί against + -τροπ-ος turning) + -al1.]
Of an embryo: Inverted, so as to have the radicle at the extremity of the seed opposite to the hilum.
1855Balfour Bot. (ed. 3) §603 In an orthotropal seed the embryo is inverted or antitropal. 1866in Treas. Bot. |