Or-thŏt'ro-pal or Or-thŏt'ro-poŭs, a.
a. [Gr. ὀρθός, straight, and τρόπος, direction, τρέπειν, to turn, Fr. orthotrope.] (Bot.) Turned or growing in a straight direction; as, an orthotropous ovule.
a. [Gr. ὀρθός, straight, and τρόπος, direction, τρέπειν, to turn, Fr. orthotrope.] (Bot.) Turned or growing in a straight direction; as, an orthotropous ovule.