anatropous

English

Etymology

From ana- +‎ -tropous.

Adjective

anatropous (comparative more anatropous, superlative most anatropous)

1. (botany, of an ovule) Having an inverted nucleus, whose apex points to the base

Antonyms

• orthotropous

Derived terms

• hemianatropous

 

Translations

of an ovule: having an inverted nucleus

• Portuguese: anátropo