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diatropism

[dahy-a-truh-piz-uh m]
noun Botany.
  1. the tendency of some plant organs to take a transverse position to the line of action of an outside stimulus.

Origin of diatropism

dia- + tropism
Related formsdi·a·trop·ic [dahy-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik] /ˌdaɪ əˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for diatropism

diatropism

noun
  1. a response of plants or parts of plants to an external stimulus by growing at right angles to the direction of the stimulus
Derived Formsdiatropic (ˌdaɪəˈtrɒpɪk), adjective
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