Definition of Orthotropal. Meaning of Orthotropal. Synonyms of Orthotropal

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Definition of Orthotropal

Orthotropal
Orthotropal Or*thot"ro*pal, Orthotropous Or*thot"ro*pous, a. [Ortho- + Gr. ? to turn: cf. F. orthotrope.] (Bot.) Having the axis of an ovule or seed straight from the hilum and chalaza to the orifice or the micropyle; atropous. Note: This word has also been used (but improperly) to describe any embryo whose radicle points towards, or is next to, the hilum.

Meaning of Orthotropal from wikipedia

- substrate the sponge is growing on. They commonly have paratropal and orthotropal tangential rays. The choanosomal skeleton is made of diactines (two ra****...