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ORTHOTROPOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does orthotropous mean?
• ORTHOTROPOUS (adjective)
The adjective ORTHOTROPOUS has 1 sense:
1. (of a plant ovule) completely straight with the micropyle at the apex
Familiarity information: ORTHOTROPOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a plant ovule) completely straight with the micropyle at the apex
Domain category:
flora; plant; plant life ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)
Antonym:
campylotropous ((of a plant ovule) curved with the micropyle near the base almost touching its stalk)
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