amphitropous

[ am-fi-truh-puh s ]

/ æmˈfɪ trə pəs /

(of an ovule) inverted so that the funicle is in the middle of one side.

Origin of amphitropous

First recorded in 1835–45; amphi- + -tropous

Rhaphe, the line or ridge which runs from the hilum to the chalaza in anatropous and amphitropous seeds.

The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray
The amphitropous ovule (Fig. 346) has a short or incomplete rhaphe.

The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray
Removed extra comma after "Amphitropous" in its index entry.

The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray
Hemitropous (ovule or seed), nearly same as amphitropous, 123.

The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray

Raphe, the adherent funiculus connecting the hilum and chalaza in anatropous or amphitropous ovules or seeds.

Seeds of Michigan Weeds |W. J. (William James) Beal

amphitropous

/ (æmˈfɪtrəpəs) /

(of a plant ovule) partially inverted so that the base and the micropyle at the apex are the same distance from the funicle