The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromκαμπύλος“curved”
- English todaycampylotropous
Ancient Greek καμπύλος (kampúlos, “curved”) + a τρόπος (trópos, “turning”)
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
campylotropous
Today it means: Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo are brought close together; curved in such a way. Full definition →
Ancient Greek καμπύλος