diatropism

[dahy-a-truh-piz-uh m]

noun Botany.

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

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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