campylotropous

adjective cam·py·lot·ro·pous \ˌkam-pi-ˈlä-trə-pəs\

Definition of CAMPYLOTROPOUS

: having the ovule curved

Greek kampylos + International Scientific Vocabulary -tropous -tropous

First Known Use: 1835

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