Circinnotropous

Condition of ovules or seeds where the funicles are long and curled, and where the curvature of the ovule or seed against the funicle is pronounced; in such ovules, the funicle encircles the ovule more or less completely (e.g. in Cactaceae, Plumbaginaceae) (Stuppy, pers. comm.)


 


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