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hemitropous: of an ovule with the body at right angles to the funicle, with the funicle attached near the middle and the micropyle terminal; embryo sac straight. Fig. 21 C. cf. anatropous, amphitropous, campylotropous, orthotropous.



Fig. 21. Ovules. A, orthotropous ovule; B–F, ovules in longitudinal section: B, orthotropous ovule; C, hemitropous ovule; D, campylotropous ovule; E, amphitropous ovule; F, anatropous ovule.
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