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Orthotropous

{

Or-thot′ro-pal

,

Or-thot′ro-pous

, }
Adj.
[
Ortho-
+ Gr. [GREEK] to turn: cf. F.
orthotrope
.]
(Bot.)
Having the axis of an ovule or seed straight from the hilum and chalaza to the orifice or the micropyle; atropous.
☞ This word has also been used (but improperly) to describe any embryo whose radicle points towards, or is next to, the hilum.

Definition 2024


orthotropous

orthotropous

English

Adjective

orthotropous (not comparable)

  1. (botany, of an ovule) Growing straight and having the micropyle at the apex

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