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.]

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campylotropous

(ˌkæmpɪˈlɒtrəpəs)

adj

(of an ovule) curved so that the micropyle and funiculus almost touch

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Adj.

campylotropous - (of a plant ovule) curved with the micropyle near the base almost touching its stalk

plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

orthotropous - (of a plant ovule) completely straight with the micropyle at the apex

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