hemitropous

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hemitropous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hemitropal \He*mit"ro*pal\, Hemitropous \He*mit"ro*pous\, a.
     [See Hemitrope.]
     1. Turned half round; half inverted.
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     2. (Bot.) Having the raphe terminating about half way between
        the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous; -- said of an
        ovule. --Gray.
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