# peritropal

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Involving turning oneself around: rotating or circuitous.
2. Having the axis of the seed perpendicular to the axis of the pericarp to which it is attached.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “around”) + τρόπος (trópos, “turn”) + -al.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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