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campylospermous

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In botany, having the albumen of the seed curved at the margin so as to form longitudinal furrows, as the fruits of some umbelliferous plants, as in sweet cicely.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Bot.) Having seeds grooved lengthwise on the inner face, as in sweet cicely.

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  • adjective botany Having seeds grooved lengthwise on the inner face, as in sweet cicely.

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek

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