ALL meanings of diatropism
di·at·ro·pism
D d - noun diatropism a response of plants or parts of plants to an external stimulus by growing at right angles to the direction of the stimulus 3
- noun diatropism the tendency of some plant parts to place themselves crosswise to the line of force of a stimulus 3
- noun diatropism the tendency of some plant organs to take a transverse position to the line of action of an outside stimulus. 1