campylotropous Hear it!

campylotropous definition

cam·py·lotro·pous (kam′pi lä′trə pəs)

adjective

having a flower ovule with a structure that is partially inverted, with the stalk attachment at the bottom and the opening near the bottom

Etymology: < Gr kampylos, curved (akin to kampē, a bend: see campus) & -tropous

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