Notorhizal

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Notorhizal \No`to*rhi"zal\ (n[=o]`t[-o]*r[imac]"zal), a. [Gr.
     nw^ton the back + "ri`za a root.] (Bot.)
     Having the radicle of the embryo lying against the back of
     one of the cotyledons; incumbent.
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