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anatropous

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

anatropous
     adj : (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180
           degrees on its stalk [syn: {inverted}] [ant: {amphitropous}]
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