heˈmitropous, a.
[f. as prec. + -ous.]
1. Cryst. = hemitropic (Mayne Expos. Lex.).
2. Bot. Said of an ovule having a form intermediate between the anatropous and orthotropous, so that the hilum lies halfway between the base and the apex.
| 1860 in Worcester (citing A. Gray.) |