Amphithemis

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• Amphithuron

  (def 1).

• Amphithyra

  Also, amphithyron, amphithura [am-fuh-thoo r-uh] /ˌæm fəˈθʊər ə/ (Show IPA), amphithuron. Greek Orthodox Church. a divided curtain in front of the door of the iconostasis. plural of . (def 1).

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• Amphitrite

  an ancient Greek sea goddess, a daughter of Nereus and the wife of Poseidon. Historical Examples Fixed in the wall, opposite to the window, there is a bas relief of amazing beauty—the marriage of Neptune and Amphitrite. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected Anna Jameson And the […]

• Amphitropous

  (of an ovule) inverted so that the funicle is in the middle of one side. Historical Examples The amphitropous ovule (Fig. 346) has a short or incomplete rhaphe. The Elements of Botany Asa Gray Hemitropous (ovule or seed), nearly same as amphitropous, 123. The Elements of Botany Asa Gray Raphe, the adherent funiculus connecting the […]