440 A COMPENDIUM OF 
Hemigamous—he’-mig-a’-mus (Gr. hemi, half, 
and gamos, marriage). Having two flower- 
ets in the same spikelet, one of which is 
neuter and the other unisexual. 
Hemiptera—he’-mip-te’-ra (Gr. hemi, half, and 
Pieron, a wing). An order of insects usually 
with the upper wings partly conaceous and 
partly membraneous. Example: The Span- 
ish fly, ete. 
Heptandria—hep-tan’-dria (Gr. hepta, a pre- 
fix signifying seven, and aner, a man, gena- 
tive, andros). In Botany a plant having 
seven stamens, - 
Hermaphrodite—her-maf’-ro-dit (Gr. flermes, 
the God Mercury, and Aphrodite, the god- 
dess Venus, A plant having both male and 
female organs of reproduction. 
Heterocephalus—het'’-er-o-sef’-a-lus (Gr. he- 
feros, another, and khephale, a head). Male 
and female flower heads on the same plant. 
Heterodromous—het’-er-od-tom-us (Gr. heter- 
os, different, another, and dromos, a course). 
Applied to the arrangement of leaves in 
branches, differing in their arrangement from 
those on the stem, or running in different di- 
rections. 
Hetrogamous—het’-er-og’-a-mus (Gr. heteros, 
another, and gamos, marriage). Flowers 
bearing on different spikelets the organs of 
reproduction, but from the same root-stalk. 
Heterophyllus—het’-er-ro-fil’-lus (Gr. heteros, 
another, and phullon, a leaf), Two kinds of 
leaves on the same stem. 
Heterotropal—het’-er-ot’-ro-pal (Gr. heteros, 
another, and ¢repo, I turn). A term used 
