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hemitropous

hemitropous adjective: turned half round; half inverted.

Adjective

hemitropous (comparative more hemitropous, superlative most hemitropous)

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

Synonyms of hemitropous

Forms of hemitropous

comparativemore hemitropous
superlativemost hemitropous

Origin of hemitropous

See hemitrope.

Questions about hemitropous

What does hemitropous mean?
Hemitropous means turned half round; half inverted.
What part of speech is hemitropous?
Hemitropous is an adjective.

Words near hemitropous in the dictionary

  1. hemitropal
  2. hemitrope
  3. hemitropes
  4. hemitropic
  5. hemitropism
  6. hemitropous
  7. hemitropy
  8. hemitubular
  9. hemivacuole
  10. hemivacuoles
  11. hemivariational

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