- heterotropal
- het·er·ot·ro·pal
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heterotropal
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Heterotropal — Het er*ot ro*pal, Heterotropous Het er*ot ro*pous, a. [Gr. etero tropos turning another way; ? other + ? to turn: cf. F. h[ e]t[ e]rotrope.] (Bot.) Having the embryo or ovule oblique or transverse to the funiculus; amphitropous. Gray. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heterotropal — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rä.trəpəl adjective Etymology: Greek heterotropos of different sort, various + English al : amphitropous … Useful english dictionary
Heterotropous — Heterotropal Het er*ot ro*pal, Heterotropous Het er*ot ro*pous, a. [Gr. etero tropos turning another way; ? other + ? to turn: cf. F. h[ e]t[ e]rotrope.] (Bot.) Having the embryo or ovule oblique or transverse to the funiculus; amphitropous. Gray … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
