Amphitropous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Amphitropal \Am*phit"ro*pal\ (-pal), Amphitropous
  \Am*phit"ro*pous\ (-p[u^]s), a. [Gr. 'amfi` + tre`pein to turn.]
     (Bot.)
     Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the
     middle of one side; half anatropous.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  amphitropous
       adj : (of a plant ovule) partly inverted; turned back 90 degrees
             on its stalk [ant: {anatropous}]