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apogeotropic en · ADJ

Etymology

From apo- + geotropic.

Meanings

(not-comparable) Opposite to geotropic ▸ Bending away from the ground; said of leaves, etc.
- apogeotropic movement of cotyledons 1880, Charles Darwin, The Power of Movement in Plants:
(not-comparable) Opposite to geotropic ▸ Tending skyward, as with apogeotropic nystagmus.

Deriveds

apogeotropically

Translations (1)

pt apogeotrópico (bending away from the ground)