DIATROPISM


Meaning of DIATROPISM in English

dīˈa.trəˌpizəm noun

( -s )

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary dia- + -tropism

: the tropistic tendency of certain plant organs to place themselves transversely to the line of action of a stimulus — compare diageotropism , diaphototropism

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.