emprosthodromous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a flower: such that the genetic spiral on its shortest way from the bract to the outermost perianth-segment passes outside the flower, farthest from the axis.

Word forms

emprosthodromous

Etymology

From emprostho- + -dromous.

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