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apheliotropic
[ a-fee-lee-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik, ap-hee- ]
/ æˌfi li əˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk, æpˌhi- /
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adjective Botany.
turning or growing away from the sun.
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Origin of apheliotropic
First recorded in 1875–80; ap-2 + heliotropic
OTHER WORDS FROM apheliotropic
a·phe·li·o·trop·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby apheliotropic
aphanitic, aphasia, aphasic, aphelandra, aphelion, apheliotropic, apheliotropism, aphemia, apheresis, aphesis, aphetic
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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
Derived forms of apheliotropic
apheliotropism (æpˌhiːlɪˈɒtrəˌpɪzəm, əˌfiː-), nounWord Origin for apheliotropic
C19: see apo-, heliotropic
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