- campylotropous
- adjective Etymology: Greek kampylos + International Scientific Vocabulary -tropous -tropous Date: 1835 having the ovule curved
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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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
campylotropous — [kam΄pi lä′trə pəs] adj. 〚< Gr kampylos, curved (akin to kampē, a bend: see CAMPUS) & TROPOUS〛 having a flower ovule with a structure that is partially inverted, with the stalk attachment at the bottom and the opening near the bottom * * *… … Universalium
campylotropous — [kam΄pi lä′trə pəs] adj. [< Gr kampylos, curved (akin to kampē, a bend: see CAMPUS) & TROPOUS] having a flower ovule with a structure that is partially inverted, with the stalk attachment at the bottom and the opening near the bottom … English World dictionary
campylotropous — cam·py·lot·ro·pous … English syllables
campylotropous — adjective (of a plant ovule) curved with the micropyle near the base almost touching its stalk • Ant: ↑orthotropous • Topics: ↑plant, ↑flora, ↑plant life … Useful english dictionary
campylotropous ovule — noun a curved ovule with the micropyle almost touching the funiculus • Hypernyms: ↑ovule … Useful english dictionary
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arced arched arching arciform arcuate bowed — curved curved adj. 1. not straight; having or marked by curves. Opposite of {straight}. Note: [Narrower terms: {arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed}; {falcate, sickle shaped}; {flexuous}; {incurvate, incurved}: {recurved, recurvate}; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curved — adj. 1. not straight; having or marked by curves. Opposite of {straight}. Note: [Narrower terms: {arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed}; {falcate, sickle shaped}; {flexuous}; {incurvate, incurved}: {recurved, recurvate};… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
falcate sickle-shaped — curved curved adj. 1. not straight; having or marked by curves. Opposite of {straight}. Note: [Narrower terms: {arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate, bowed}; {falcate, sickle shaped}; {flexuous}; {incurvate, incurved}: {recurved, recurvate}; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
