apheliotropic
[ a-fee-lee-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik, ap-hee- ]
adjectiveBotany.
turning or growing away from the sun.
Origin of apheliotropic
1First recorded in 1875–80; ap-2 + heliotropic
Other words from apheliotropic
- a·phe·li·o·trop·i·cal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby apheliotropic
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How to use apheliotropic in a sentence
Bignonia capreolata, with its strongly apheliotropic tendrils (which I had from Kew), is now interesting me greatly.
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British Dictionary definitions for apheliotropic
apheliotropic
/ (æpˌhiːlɪəˈtrɒpɪk, əˌfiː-) /
adjective
biology growing in a direction away from the sunlight
Origin of apheliotropic
1C19: see apo-, heliotropic
Derived forms of apheliotropic
- apheliotropism (æpˌhiːlɪˈɒtrəˌpɪzəm, əˌfiː-), noun
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