English
eucamptodromous
From eu- + camptodromous.
Formed from eu- + camptodromous
Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- ‘good’
Proto-Hellenic *ehu- ‘good’
Ancient Greek ἐΰς ‘good, brave, noble’
Ancient Greek εὖ ‘well, good’
English eu-
Proto-Indo-European *kh₂emp- ‘to bend, curve’
Proto-Hellenic *kámptō
Ancient Greek κάμπτω ‘to bend’
Ancient Greek καμπτός ‘bent’
English camptodromous
Today it means
adj Describing leaf venation composed of a central primary vein with the secondary veins curving upwards towards the leaf margin.
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Etymograph / eucamptodromous