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anatropous: of an ovule, with the body completely inverted so that the micropyle area is adjacent to the funicle, the embryo sac is more or less straight. Fig. 21 F. cf. amphitropous, 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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