campylotropous ovule


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Related to campylotropous ovule: anatropous ovule, amphitropous ovule, orthotropous ovule
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Noun1.campylotropous ovule - a curved ovule with the micropyle almost touching the funiculus
ovule - a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization
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Members of the Canellaceae form a monophyletic group, which share several synapomorphies such as monadelphous stamens, parietal placentation, and campylotropous ovules (Salazar, 2006).
New discoveries in the canellaceae in the antilles: how phylogeny can support taxonomy
Such varying differentiation of different parts of the ovule accounts for the occasional confusion of anatropous and campylotropous ovules.
The nucellus and chalaza in monocotyledons: structure and schematics

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