anatropous
|a-nat-ro-pous|
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/əˈnætrəpəs/
inverted or turned upside down (in botany)
Etymology
Etymology Information
'anatropous' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'anatropē', where 'ana-' meant 'up' or 'again' and 'trepein' meant 'to turn'.
Historical Evolution
'anatropous' was adopted into scientific Latin as 'anatropus', and eventually became the modern English word 'anatropous'.
Meaning Changes
Initially, it meant 'turned upside down', but over time it evolved into its current botanical meaning of 'an ovule that is inverted during development'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
(of an ovule) having the ovule inverted during development so that the micropyle is close to the funiculus.
An anatropous ovule is common in many flowering plants.
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