orthotropous in English

adjective
1
(of a plant ovule) having the nucleus straight, i.e., not inverted, so that the micropyle is at the end opposite the base.
The ovary of macadamia contains two orthotropous ovules at anthesis.

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1. What does Atropous mean? (botany) Not inverted; orthotropous

2. Atropous (not comparable) Not inverted; orthotropous

3. Atropous definition is - not inverted : orthotropous

4. Orthotropous or Atropous ovule (ortho-straight, tropous - turn) The body of the ovule is erect or straight

5. Orthotropous or Atropous ovule (ortho-straight, tropous - turn) The body of the ovule is erect or straight

6. Dissonate cariamidae and Affranchises, and ray-like the doxologys mellow playable and twirl in orthotropous unclimbable fashion

7. Solution: In orthotropous ovule (also called Atropous or erect ovule) chalaza, micropyle and funicle lie in a straight line

8. Based on the position of micropyle and ovule orientation with respect to the funicle, there are five types of ovules as orthotropous or Atropous, anAtropous, campylotropous, amphitropous and hemianAtropous

9. Orthotropous (Atropous) This is where the body of these ovules is straight so that the chalaza, where the nucellus and integuments merge, the funicle, which attaches the ovule to the placenta, and the micropyle are all aligned

10. An orthotropous [Atropous] ovule is one in which no curvature takes place during development; the micropyle is positioned opposite the funiculus base, and the vasculature traverses from the base of the funiculus to the chalazal nucellar region