anatropous

[ uh-na-truh-puhs ]

/ əˈnæ trə pəs /

adjective Botany.

(of an ovule) inverted at an early stage of growth, so that the micropyle is turned toward the funicle and the embryonic root is at the opposite end.

Origin of anatropous

First recorded in 1840–50; ana- + -tropous

Words nearby anatropous

anatomize, anatomy, anatoxin, anatricrotism, anatropia, anatropous, anatta, anatto, Anax, Anaxagoras, Anaxarete

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Example sentences from the Web for anatropous

The seeds that are truncate at one end are anatropous, some of them resembling those of red clover are half anatropous.
Seeds of Michigan Weeds|W. J. (William James) Beal
Rhaphe, the continuation of the seed-stalk along the side of an anatropous ovule or seed, 112, 126.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
Seed of a Larkspur (also anatropous); the parts lettered as in the last.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
Rhaphe, the line or ridge which runs from the hilum to the chalaza in anatropous and amphitropous seeds.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

Seed of a Violet (anatropous): a, hilum; b, rhaphe; c, chalaza.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for anatropous

anatropous

/ (əˈnætrəpəs) /

adjective

(of a plant ovule) inverted during development by a bending of the stalk (funicle) attaching it to the carpel wallCompare orthotropous

Word Origin for anatropous

C19: from ana- (inverted) + -tropous

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

单词	anatropous
释义	anatropous [ uh-na-truh-puhs ] / əˈnæ trə pəs / adjective Botany. (of an ovule) inverted at an early stage of growth, so that the micropyle is turned toward the funicle and the embryonic root is at the opposite end. Origin of anatropous First recorded in 1840–50; ana- + -tropous Words nearby anatropous anatomize, anatomy, anatoxin, anatricrotism, anatropia, anatropous, anatta, anatto, Anax, Anaxagoras, Anaxarete Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for anatropous The seeds that are truncate at one end are anatropous, some of them resembling those of red clover are half anatropous. Seeds of Michigan Weeds\|W. J. (William James) Beal Rhaphe, the continuation of the seed-stalk along the side of an anatropous ovule or seed, 112, 126. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray Seed of a Larkspur (also anatropous); the parts lettered as in the last. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray Rhaphe, the line or ridge which runs from the hilum to the chalaza in anatropous and amphitropous seeds. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray Seed of a Violet (anatropous): a, hilum; b, rhaphe; c, chalaza. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray British Dictionary definitions for anatropous anatropous / (əˈnætrəpəs) / adjective (of a plant ovule) inverted during development by a bending of the stalk (funicle) attaching it to the carpel wallCompare orthotropous Word Origin for anatropous C19: from ana- (inverted) + -tropous 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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