ORTHOTROPOUS


Meaning of ORTHOTROPOUS in English

(ˈ)ȯ(r)|thä.trəpəs adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary orth- + -tropous

: having the ovule straight so that the chalaza, hilum, and micropyle are in the same axial line — compare amphitropous , anatropous , campylotropous

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