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anatropous

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a⋅nat⋅ro⋅pous

  [uh-na-truh-puhs]
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–adjective Botany.
(of an ovule) inverted at an early stage of growth, so that the micropyle is turned toward the funicle and the embryonic root is at the opposite end.
Origin:
1840–50; ana- + -tropous
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a·nat·ro·pous   (ə-nāt'rə-pəs)   
adj.   Botany
Completely inverted so that the micropyle is facing downward and situated near the base of the funiculus: an anatropous ovule.
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