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plagiotropism

[pley-jee-o-truh-piz-uhm]

noun

Botany.
  1. plagiotropic tendency or growth.



plagiotropism

/ ˌpleɪdʒɪəʊˈtrəʊˌpɪzəm /

noun

  1. 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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of plagiotropism1

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

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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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