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[syn: anatropous, inverted]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Anatropal \A*nat"ro*pal\, Anatropous \A*nat"ro*pous\, a. [Gr. ?
up + ? to turn.] (Bot.)
Having the ovule inverted at an early period in its
development, so that the chalaza is as the apparent apex; --
opposed to orthotropous. --Gray.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
anatropous
adj 1: (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180
degrees on its stalk [syn: anatropous, inverted]
[ant: amphitropous]