the lowest plane as compared to the superior position.
Situated below or directed downward.
denotes that the calyx or corolla is free from and below the ovary.
Referring to the position of the ovary when it is below the point of attachment of the sepals and petals.
Situated below and closer to the feet than another.
Applied to the seedpod (ovary) when the calyx and corolla are placed on top of it, as opposed to being inserted at its base.
Shows direction. For example, standing in an upright position, the top of the head is superior to the feet, which are, in turn, interior to the head. Another example, in an upright position, the sole of the foot is inferior while the dorsum (upper part) of the foot is superior. Below. Caudal.
The ovary sits primarily below the attachment point of the perianth (sepals and petals) and androecium (male parts). Therefore, the perianth is epigynous.
Anatomical term meaning situated below or nearer the soles of the feet in relation to a specific reference point; opposite of superior.
Directional term meaning toward the feet or tail, or below.
(With regard to the ovary.) Having the ovary situated below the other flower parts. See Superior.
of an ovary, at least partly below the level of attachment of the other floral parts. cf. superior.
The anatomical term for "below". i.e. the neck is inferior to the head. Typically used in humans only. See Cranial/Caudal/Superior
Situated below something else, pertaining to the lower surface of a part.
Beneath; lower. Used medically in reference to the undersurface of an organ or indicating a structure below another structure.
Situated below or underneath another structure.
Relating to an organ which arises or is situated below another.
ovary is embedded below the point of attachment of the perianth and anthers
In anatomy, below or toward the feet. As opposed to superior. The liver is inferior to the lungs. See the entire definition of Inferior
Below, in reference to a particular structure, with the body in the anatomical position.
situated more below than another body part.
below also, toward the feet.