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AMPHITROPOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does amphitropous mean?
• AMPHITROPOUS (adjective)
The adjective AMPHITROPOUS has 1 sense:
1. (of a plant ovule) partly inverted; turned back 90 degrees on its stalk
Familiarity information: AMPHITROPOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a plant ovule) partly inverted; turned back 90 degrees on its stalk
Domain category:
flora; plant; plant life ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)
Antonym:
anatropous ((of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk)
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