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basigamous

basigamous adjective: having the normal position of egg apparatus and antipodals reversed, so that the oosphere and synergids are at the lower end of the mother cell of the endosperm (embryo sac).

Adjective

basigamous (not comparable)

  1. Having the normal position of egg apparatus and antipodals reversed, so that the oosphere and synergids are at the lower end of the mother cell of the endosperm (embryo sac).

Questions about basigamous

What does basigamous mean?
Basigamous means having the normal position of egg apparatus and antipodals reversed, so that the oosphere and synergids are at the lower end of the mother cell of the endosperm (embryo sac).
What part of speech is basigamous?
Basigamous is an adjective.

Words near basigamous in the dictionary

  1. basiflagellar
  2. basiflagellum
  3. basifugal
  4. basify
  5. basifying
  6. basigamous
  7. basigaster
  8. basigasters
  9. basigin
  10. basigins
  11. basiglossal

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