Meaning geotropism
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geotropism"growth downward," 1874, from geo- "earth" + -trope "a turn, direction" (see trope), translating German Geotropismus (1868), which was coined in 1868 by German botanist A [..]
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geotropism The effect that gravity has on plants.
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geotropismThe turning or curving of a plant's parts in response to gravity. A root growing downward is an example. Geotropism is controlled largely by the hormone auxin.
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geotropism(n) an orienting response to gravity
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geotropismThe turning or curving of a plant's parts in response to gravity. A root growing downward is an example. Geotropism is controlled largely by the hormone auxin.
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geotropismA growth response of plants in which the stimulus is grvity.
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