What is having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries called?
acephalous — (Bot.) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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