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Hemitropous
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(a.) Having the raphe terminating about half way between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous; - said of an ovule.
(2):
(a.) Turned half round; half inverted.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hemitropous'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/h/hemitropous.html. 1828.