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    ORTHOTROPOUS

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     I. (adjective) 

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    Meaning:

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

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    Adjectives

    Domain category:

    flora; plant; plant life ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)

    Antonym:

    campylotropous ((of a plant ovule) curved with the micropyle near the base almost touching its stalk)

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