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amphitropous

/æmˈfɪ.trə.pəs/

Traduction: Terme botanique désignant un ovule inversé et fixé à sa base, le micropyle étant orienté vers le placenta.

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/æmˈfɪ.trə.pəs/formalscientificobsolète
  • frTerme botanique désignant un ovule inversé et fixé à sa base, le micropyle étant orienté vers le placenta.

An obsolete botanical term describing an ovule that is inverted and attached near its base, with the micropyle facing the placenta.

  1. Partly inverted ovuleC2formalscientific

    Describes a plant ovule that is partially inverted, with the micropyle and chalaza positioned at a 90-degree angle to the funicle.

    frOvule amphitrope

    • The amphitropous ovule is characteristic of certain flowering plants.
    • Botanists studied the amphitropous arrangement in the ovary.
    • The ovule's amphitropous orientation aids in fertilization.