Definition of Anatropous

1. Adjective. (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk.

Exact synonyms: Inverted
Category relationships: Flora, Plant, Plant Life
Antonyms: Amphitropous

Definition of Anatropous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Anatropous

1. Of an ovule, inverted so that the micropyle faces the placenta. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anatropous

anatomizing
anatomy
anatomy
anatopism
anatotitan
anatoxic
anatoxin
anatoxin
anatoxins
anatricrotic
anatricrotism
anatripsis
anatriptic
anatrophic nephrotomy
anatropous (current term)
anatropous (current term)
anatropous ovule
anatropy
anatta
anattas
anatto
anattos
Anaxagoras
anaxial
Anaximander
Anaximenes
anaxon
anazoturia
anburies
anbury

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