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ANATROPOUS OVULE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anatropous ovule mean?
• ANATROPOUS OVULE (noun)
The noun ANATROPOUS OVULE has 1 sense:
1. a completely inverted ovule turned back 180 degrees on its stalk
Familiarity information: ANATROPOUS OVULE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A completely inverted ovule turned back 180 degrees on its stalk
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("anatropous ovule" is a kind of...):
ovule (a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization)
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