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]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

campylotropous adj : (of a plant ovule) curved with the micropyle near the base almost touching its stalk [ant: orthotropous]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)