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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[Gr. [GREEK], fr. [GREEK] to turn around;

περί

around + [GREEK] to turn: cf. F.

péritrope

Rotatory; circuitous.

[R.]

Having the axis of the seed perpendicular to the axis of the pericarp to which it is attached.

peritropal ‎(not comparable)

rotatory; circuitous
(botany) Having the axis of the seed perpendicular to the axis of the pericarp to which it is attached.