Etymology

camptodromous

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Today it means: in which the secondary veins curve toward the margins, in some cases becoming nearly parallel with them, and not reconnecting with other veins to form loops Full definition →

Ancient Greek καμπτός
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromκαμπτός“bent”
  2. English todaycamptodromous

From Ancient Greek καμπτός (kamptós, “bent”) + -dromous

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