geotropic
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Perhaps there is something about the geotropic, burrowing urge that betrays a kind of deep-seated introspection – a desire to dig, to escape further from reality, to withdraw into a private fantasy world.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 9, 2012
We had previously tried hundreds of unmutilated radicles under similar circumstances, and found that every one that was healthy became plainly geotropic in under 12 h.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
The control specimens were slightly geotropic in 7 h.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
After 19 h. the three which were slightly geotropic had become strongly so.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
As soon as the confluent petioles protrude from the seed they bend down, as they are strongly geotropic, and penetrate the ground.
From The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin
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