diageotropism

di·a·ge·ot·ro·pism

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Definitions of diageotropism word

noun diageotropism a diatropic response of plant parts, such as rhizomes, to the stimulus of gravity 3
noun diageotropism the tendency of the stems, branches, rhizomes, etc. of certain plants to grow in a direction horizontal to the surface of the earth 3
noun diageotropism diageotropic tendency or growth. 1
noun diageotropism (botany) The tendency of plant organs, such as roots, to assume a position oblique or transverse to a direction towards the centre of the Earth. 0

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80; dia- + geotropism

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