campylotropous
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cam·py·lot·ro·pous
(kăm′pə-lŏt′rə-pəs)adj. Botany
Having an ovule partially inverted and curved such that the micropyle nearly meets the funiculus.
[Greek kampulos, curved + -tropous.]
campylotropous
(ˌkæmpɪˈlɒtrəpəs)adj
(of an ovule) curved so that the micropyle and funiculus almost touch
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Adj. | 1. | campylotropous - (of a plant ovule) curved with the micropyle near the base almost touching its stalk orthotropous - (of a plant ovule) completely straight with the micropyle at the apex |