Orthotropal

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

  Orthotropal \Or*thot"ro*pal\, Orthotropous \Or*thot"ro*pous\, a.
     [Ortho- + Gr. ? to turn: cf. F. orthotrope.] (Bot.)
     Having the axis of an ovule or seed straight from the hilum
     and chalaza to the orifice or the micropyle; atropous.
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     Note: This word has also been used (but improperly) to
           describe any embryo whose radicle points towards, or is
           next to, the hilum.
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