GEOTROPISM


Meaning of GEOTROPISM in English

n.

Pronunciation: j ē - ' ä-tr ə - ˌ pi-z ə m

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1875

: a tropism (as of plant roots) in which gravity is the orienting factor

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