Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hemitropous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hemitropous
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Turned half round; half inverted.

adj

Having the raphe terminating about halfway between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous

Etymology

See hemitrope.

Inflected Forms

more hemitropous (comparative) most hemitropous (superlative)

Synonyms

hemitropal

Questions

What does hemitropous mean?: Turned half round; half inverted.
Where does hemitropous come from?: See hemitrope.

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