campylotropous

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campylotropous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Campylotropous \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.
     [1913 Webster]

campylotropous - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  campylotropous
      adj 1: (of a plant ovule) curved with the micropyle near the
             base almost touching its stalk [ant: orthotropous]