orthotropous
[ awr-tho-truh-puh s ]
/ ɔrˈθɒ trə pəs /
adjective
Botany.
(of an ovule) straight and symmetrical, with the chalaza at the evident base and the micropyle at the opposite extremity.
Words nearby orthotropous
orthotone,
orthotonos,
orthotopic,
orthotropic,
orthotropism,
orthotropous,
orthros,
ortler,
ortles,
ortolan,
orton
Example sentences from the Web for orthotropous
Orthotropous or Straight, those which develop without curving or turning, as in Fig. 344.
The Elements of Botany |Asa GrayFruit a kind of dry drupe, with a crustaceous or bony nut-shell, containing a large 4-lobed orthotropous seed.
Orthotropous ovule of Buckwheat: c, hilum and chalaza; f, orifice.
The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray
British Dictionary definitions for orthotropous
orthotropous
/ (ɔːˈθɒtrəpəs) /
adjective
(of a plant ovule) growing straight during development so that the micropyle is at the apex
Compare anatropous