amphitropous

1. 1.

   (of a plant ovule) partly inverted; turned back 90 degrees on its stalk

   Antonymsanatropous

   plant

Questions about amphitropous

What does amphitropous mean?

amphitropous means "(of a plant ovule) partly inverted; turned back 90 degrees on its stalk".

How many syllables are in amphitropous?

amphitropous has 4 syllables: am-phi-tro-pous. The stress falls on "phi".

What is the opposite of amphitropous?

The recorded antonyms are anatropous.

Is amphitropous a common word?

amphitropous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.