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ANATROPE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-05-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- anatropous
1, record 1, English, anatropous
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Of an ovule, inverted so that the micropyle faces the placenta. 2, record 1, English, - anatropous
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
'Raphe': of (more or less) anatropous ovules, being a cord or ridge of fibrovascular tissue connecting the base of the nucellus with the placenta which morphologically represents the adherent funicle. It is 'ventral' if located on the side of the ovule against the axis, 'dorsal' if away from it, or 'lateral' if somewhere intermediate. 3, record 1, English, - anatropous
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Floriculture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- anatrope
1, record 1, French, anatrope
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d’un ovule d’Angiosperme en position renversée, dont le micropyle se trouve à proximité immédiate du funicule. 1, record 1, French, - anatrope
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-07-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Plant Biology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- semianatropous
1, record 2, English, semianatropous
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
With half-inverted ovule. 1, record 2, English, - semianatropous
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Biologie végétale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- semi-anatrope
1, record 2, French, semi%2Danatrope
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d’un ovule anatrope dont le corps n’ est que partiellement soudé au funicule. 1, record 2, French, - semi%2Danatrope
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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