Campylotropous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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