Found 2 items, similar to anatropous.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: anatropous anatropous adj : (of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk [syn: inverted] [ant: amphitropous]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Anatropous Anatropal \A*nat"ro*pal\, Anatropous \A*nat"ro*pous\, a. [Gr. ? up + ? to turn.] (Bot.) Having the ovule inverted at an early period in its development, so that the chalaza is as the apparent apex; -- opposed to orthotropous. --Gray. [1913 Webster]