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adjectivehemitropous (comparative more hemitropous, superlative most hemitropous)
comparative more hemitropous · superlative most hemitropous
- Turned half round; half inverted.
- biologyHaving the raphe terminating about halfway between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous
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hemitropous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemitropous
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“hemitropous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemitropous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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