amphitropous ovule

Other forms: amphitropous ovules

Definitions of amphitropous ovule
  1. noun
    a partly inverted ovule turned back 90 degrees on its stalk
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    type of:
    ovule
    a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization
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