HEMITROPOUS
Etymology
Adjective
hemitropous (comparative more hemitropous, superlative most hemitropous)
Turned half round; half inverted.
(botany, of an ovule) Having the raphe terminating about halfway between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous.
Synonyms
• hemitropal
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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