WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
a•nat•ro•pous
(ə na′trə pəs),USA pronunciation adj. [Bot.]
- Botany(of an ovule) inverted at an early stage of growth, so that the micropyle is turned toward the funicle and the embryonic root is at the opposite end.
- ana- + -tropous 1840–50
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