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Meaning of orthospermous | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Having the seeds straight, as in the fruits of some umbelliferous plants.

not-comparable

Examples

“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 cœlospermous in the central flowers,—[…]”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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