Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web

anatropal

 - 1 dictionary result

Anatropal

A*nat"ro*pal\, Anatropous \A*nat"ro*pous\, a. [Gr. ? up + ? to turn.] (Bot.) Having the ovule inverted at an early period in its development, so that the chalaza is as the apparent apex; -- opposed to orthotropous. --Gray.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see anatropal on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us: