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Orthospermous
Orˊtho-sper′mous
,Adj.
[
Ortho-
+ Gr. [GREEK] seed.] (Bot.)
Having the seeds straight, as in the fruits of some umbelliferous plants; – opposed to
coelospermous
. Darwin.
Definition 2024
orthospermous
orthospermous
English
Adjective
orthospermous (not comparable)
- (botany) Having the seeds straight, as in the fruits of some umbelliferous plants.
- 1859, Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species
- But in regard to the differences both in the internal and external structure of the seeds, […] in the Umbelliferae these differences are of such apparent importance — the seeds being in some cases, according to Tausch, orthospermous in the exterior flowers and coelospermous in the central flowers […]
- 1859, Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species