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English Dictionary: anatropous by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
anatropous
adj
  1. (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk
    Synonym(s): anatropous, inverted
    Antonym(s): amphitropous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.
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