HEMITROPAL
Adjective
hemitropal (not comparable)
Of a crystal: having one part in reverse position with reference to the other part; twinned.
Source: Wiktionary
He*mit"ro*pal, He*mit"ro*pous, a. Etym: [See Hemitrope.]
1. Turned half round; half inverted.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Having the raphe terminating about half way between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous; -- said of an ovule. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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