orthotropous

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adjective

Growing straight and having the micropyle at the apex

Opposite
anatropouscampylotropous
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Meanings

adjectiveorthotropous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyGrowing straight and having the micropyle at the apex

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
anatropous

adjective(of a plant ovule) completely straight with the micropyle at the apex

Opposite
campylotropous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

By surface analysis, orthotrope + -ous.

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APA

orthotropous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthotropous

MLA

“orthotropous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthotropous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orthotropous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthotropous.

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