Anatropia

/ænəˈtroʊpiə/ noun

In botany, the condition of being anatropous; the inversion or turning back of an ovule during plant development.

From Greek 'ana-' (back) + 'tropos' (turn) + '-ia' (condition). A technical botanical term for the orientation state of ovules.

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