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Meaning of CAMPYLOTROPOUS

Pronunciation:  `kampu'lâtrupus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  (of a plant ovule) curved with the micropyle near the base almost touching its stalk
 
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 Antonyms: orthotropous
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cam`py*lot"ro*pous\, a. [Gr. ? curved + ? a
turning.] (Bot.)
Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon
themselves, that the ends of the embryo are brought close
together.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Of an ovule, orientated transversely, i.e. with its axis at right angles to its stalk, and with a curved embryo sac.
 
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