Glossary of Botanical Terms:
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amphitropous: of an ovule with the body bent or curved on both sides so that the micropyle is near the funicle; the embryo sac is curved. Fig. 21 E. cf. anatropous, campylotropous, hemitropous, orthotropous.
Fig. 21. Ovules. A, orthotropous ovule; B–F, ovules in longitudinal section: B, orthotropous ovule; C, hemitropous ovule; D, campylotropous ovule; E, amphitropous ovule; F, anatropous ovule.
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