Definition of Amphitropous

1. Adjective. (of a plant ovule) partly inverted; turned back 90 degrees on its stalk.

Category relationships: Flora, Plant, Plant Life
Antonyms: Anatropous

Medical Definition of Amphitropous

1. Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the middle of one side; half anatropous. Origin: Gr. + to turn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Amphitropous

amphistomous
amphistylar
amphistylic
amphitheater
amphitheaters
amphitheatre
amphitheatre
amphitheatric
amphitheatrical
amphithymia
amphitrichate
amphitrichous
amphitrocha
amphitrophic
amphitropous (current term)
amphitropous (current term)
amphitropous ovule
amphitypy
amphiuma
amphiuma
Amphiumidae
amphixenosis
ampho-
amphochromatophil
amphochromatophile
amphochromophil
amphochromophile
amphocyte
amphodiplopia
ampholyte

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