The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hemitropous
Hemitropal \He*mit"ro*pal\, Hemitropous \He*mit"ro*pous\, a.
Turned half round; half inverted.
(Bot.) Having the raphe terminating about half way between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous; -- said of an ovule.
--Gray.
Wiktionary
hemitropous
a. 1 Turned half round; half inverted. 2 (context botany of an ovule English) Having the raphe terminating about halfway between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous.