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orthospermous, a. Bot.|ɔːθəʊˈspɜːməs|
[f. ortho- ‘straight’ + Gr. -σπερµος having seeds, f. σπέρµα seed.]
Having straight seeds or fruits, as certain Umbelliferæ; also said of the seeds.
1859Darwin Orig. Spec. v. (1872) 116 In the Umbelliferæ..the seeds being sometimes orthospermous in the exterior flowers and cœlospermous in the central flowers. Ibid. vii. (1873) 173 In certain Umbelliferæ the exterior seeds, according to Tausch, are orthospermous. |