单词 | orthotropous |
释义 | orthotropous[ awr-tho-truh-puhs ] / ɔrˈθɒ trə pəs / adjectiveBotany. (of an ovule) straight and symmetrical, with the chalaza at the evident base and the micropyle at the opposite extremity. Origin of orthotropousFrom the New Latin word orthotropus, dating back to 1820–30. See ortho-, -tropous Words nearby orthotropousorthotone, orthotonos, orthotopic, orthotropic, orthotropism, orthotropous, ortho-xylene, orthros, Ortler, Ortles, ortolan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for orthotropous
British Dictionary definitions for orthotropousorthotropous / (ɔːˈθɒtrəpəs) / adjective(of a plant ovule) growing straight during development so that the micropyle is at the apexCompare anatropous Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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