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Anatropous

Webster's Dictionary

(a.) Having the ovule inverted at an early period in its development, so that the chalaza is as the apparent apex; - opposed to orthotropous.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Anatropous'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/anatropous.html. 1828.