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ORTHOSPERMOUS

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Or`tho*sper"mous\, a. [Ortho- + Gr. ? seed.]
(Bot.)
Having the seeds straight, as in the fruits of some
umbelliferous plants; -- opposed to {c[oe]lospermous}.
--Darwin.
 

 

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