plagiotropism

American

[pley-jee-o-truh-piz-uhm] / ˌpleɪ dʒiˈɒ trəˌpɪz əm /

noun

Botany.

plagiotropic tendency or growth.

plagiotropism British

/ ˌpleɪdʒɪəʊˈtrəʊˌpɪzəm /

noun

the growth of a plant at an angle to the vertical in response to a stimulus

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Other Word Forms

plagiotropic adjective

Etymology

Origin of plagiotropism

First recorded in 1885–90; plagiotrop(ic) + -ism

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Plagiotropism, plā-ji-ot′rō-pizm, n. a mode of turning of the organs of plants in the direction of gravitation or of the ray of light.—adj.

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