antitropal

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• Antitropal — An*tit ro*pal, Antitropous An*tit ro*pous, a. [Pref. anti + Gr. ? turn, ? to turn.] (Bot.) At the extremity most remote from the hilum, as the embryo, or inverted with respect to the seed, as the radicle. Lindley. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Antitropous — Antitropal An*tit ro*pal, Antitropous An*tit ro*pous, a. [Pref. anti + Gr. ? turn, ? to turn.] (Bot.) At the extremity most remote from the hilum, as the embryo, or inverted with respect to the seed, as the radicle. Lindley. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English