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Pert. or designating the portal 

 circulation of the liver (zoo/.). 



hepatorenal (hep'atore'nal) a. [L. 

 hepar, liver ; rents, kidneys.] Pert. 

 liver and kidney (zoo/.). 



hepatoumbilical (hepatoumbil'ikal) 

 a. [L. hepar, liver ; umbo, umbo.] 

 Joining liver and umbilicus (anat.). 



heptagynous (hgptaj'inus) a. [Gk. 

 hepta, seven ; gyne, female.] With 

 seven pistils (oof.}. 



heptamerous (heptam'Srus) a. [Gk. 

 hepfa, seven ; meros, part.] Having 

 the whorls of the flower in sevens 

 (bot.). 



heptandrous (hSptan'driis) a. [Gk. 

 hepta, seven ; aner, man.] Having 

 seven stamens (bot.}. 



heptastichous (heptas'tikus) a. [Gk. 

 hepta, seven ; stichos, row.] Having 

 the leaves arranged in sevens 

 (hot.). 



herb (h6rb) n. [M.E. herbe.] Any 

 seed plant which has not a woody 

 stem (bot.). 



herbaceous (herba'shiis) a. [L. her- 

 baceus, grassy.] Pert, or resem- 

 bling a herb, or similarly formed 

 (oof.). 



hercogamy (hgrkog'ami) n. [Gk. 

 herkos, barrier ; gamos, birth.] The 

 condition in which self-fertilization 

 is impossible (bot.}. 



hereditary (hergd'itari) a. [L. hered- 

 itas, heirship.] Transmitted or 

 possibly transmissible from parent 

 to offspring, as a special quality or 

 condition (biol.). 



heredity (hered'iti) n. [L. hereditas, 

 heirship.] The organic relation 

 between successive generations 

 (biol.}. 



hermaphrodite (hermaf'rodlt) n. [Gk. 

 hcrmaphroditos, combining both 

 sexes.] Any organism having both 

 male and female reproductive 

 organs (biol.}. 



hermaphroditism (hermafrod'Itizm) n. 

 [Gk. hermaphrodites, combiningboth 

 sexes.] The condition of having 

 both male and female reproductive 

 organs in one individual (biol.}. 



herpetology (h6r'p6tol'oji) n. [Gk. 

 herpeton, reptile ; logos, discourse.] 

 That part of zoology dealing with 

 the structure, habits and classifica- 

 tion of Reptiles (zoo/.). 



hesperidium (hgs'perid'Ium) n. [Gk. 

 Hesfieria, Western land.] A superior, 

 many-celled, few-seeded indehiscent 

 fruit, having epicarp and mesocarp 

 joined together, and an endocarp 

 projecting into the interior as mem- 

 branous partitions which divide the 

 pulp into chambers (oof.). 



heteracanthous (het'erakan'thus) a. 

 [Gk. heteros, other ; akanthe, spine.] 

 Having the spines in the dorsal fin 

 asymmetrical (zoo/.). 



heteractinal (hgt'erak'tlnal) a. [Gk. 

 heteros, other ; aktis, ray.] Pert. 

 nail-like spicules, having a disc of 

 six to eight rays in one plane, and 

 a stout ray rising at right angles to 

 these (zoo/.). 



heterandrous (het'eran'drus) a. [Gk. 

 heteros, other ; aner, man.] With 

 the stamens of different lengths or 

 shape (bot.). 



heterauxesis (hgt'erokse'sis) n. [Gk. 

 heteros, other ; auxein, to grow.] 

 Irregular or asymmetrical growth 

 of organs (bot.}. 



heteraxial (het'erak'slal) a. [Gk. 

 heteros, other ; axis, axis.] With 

 three unequal axes (zoo/.). 



heteroblastic (hgt'eroblas'tik) a. [Gk. 

 heteros, other ; blastos, bud.] With 

 an indirect development (zoo/.). 



heterocarpous (heYgrokar'pus) a. 

 [Gk. heteros, other ; karpos, fruit.] 

 Bearing two distinct types of fruit 

 (bot.}. 



heterocellular (heYerosel'ular) a. [Gk. 

 heteros, other ; L. cellula, cell.] 

 Composed of more than one type of 

 cells (bot.). 



heterocephalous(h6t'gr6kef'alus,-sef-) 

 a. [Gk. heteros, other ; kephalc, 

 head.] Having the pistillate flowers 

 on separate headsfromthestaminate 

 flowers (bot.}. 



heterocercal (het'eroser'kal) a. [Gk. 

 heteros, other ; kerkos, tail.] Hav- 

 ing the vertebral column terminat- 

 ing in the upper lobe of the fin, 

 which is usually larger than the 

 lower ; afipl. tail fins (zoo/.). 



heterocercy (het'groseVs!) . [Gk. 

 heteros, other ; kerkos, tail] The 

 condition of having a heterocercal 

 tail (zoo/.). 



heterochlamydeous (heYgroklamld'- 

 eus)#. [Gk. heteros, other ; chlamys^ 

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