amphitropal, a. Bot.
(æmˈfɪtrəpəl)
[mod. f. Gr. ἀµϕί on both sides, about + -τρόπ-ος turning + -al1. Cf. mod.Fr. amphitrope.]
Of an embryo: So curved as to have both apex and radicle presented to the hilum.
| 1847 in Craig. 1870 Hooker Stud. Flora 64 Portulaceæ..ovules 2 or more..amphitropal, ascending. |