amphitropous

am·phit·ro·pous

A0266100 (ăm-fĭt′rə-pəs)adj. Partly inverted and attached near the center to the funiculus: an amphitropous ovule.

amphitropous

(æmˈfɪtrəpəs) adj (Botany) (of a plant ovule) partially inverted so that the base and the micropyle at the apex are the same distance from the funicle

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amphitropous - (of a plant ovule) partly inverted; turned back 90 degrees on its stalkplant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotionanatropous, inverted - (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk