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camptodromous

camptodromous adjective: in which the secondary veins curve toward the margins, in some cases becoming nearly parallel with them, and not reconnecting with other veins to form loops.

Adjective

camptodromous (not comparable)

  1. in which the secondary veins curve toward the margins, in some cases becoming nearly parallel with them, and not reconnecting with other veins to form loops

Origin of camptodromous

From Ancient Greek καμπτός (kamptós, “bent”) + -dromous

Words formed from camptodromous

Questions about camptodromous

What does camptodromous mean?
Camptodromous means in which the secondary veins curve toward the margins, in some cases becoming nearly parallel with them, and not reconnecting with other veins to form loops.
What part of speech is camptodromous?
Camptodromous is an adjective.

Words near camptodromous in the dictionary

  1. camptocormia
  2. camptocormias
  3. camptocormic
  4. camptodactylous
  5. camptodactyly
  6. camptodromous
  7. camptodromously
  8. camptomelia
  9. camptomelic
  10. Campton
  11. Campton and Chicksands

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