Hemitropous

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Turned half round; half inverted.
  2. 2
    Having the raphe terminating about halfway between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous

Synonyms

All synonyms
hemianatropoushemitropalhemitropal

Etymology

See hemitrope.

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