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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

geotropism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /d͡ʒiˈɑt.ɹəˌpɪz.əm/ (US)
  • /d͡ʒiˈɒt.ɹəˌpɪz.əm/ (UK)

Etymology

From geo- (“earth”) + -tropism, due to growth towards or away from the earth.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).

Forms

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geotropisms Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

diageotropism

Synonyms

gravitropism

Translations (11)

es geotropismo (reduced photograph) · pt gravitropismo (reduced photograph) · el γεωτροπισμός (reduced photograph) · pt geotropismo (reduced photograph) · pl barotropizm (reduced photograph) · it geotropismo (reduced photograph) · pl grawitropizm (reduced photograph) · ca geotropisme (reduced photograph) · ga geotrópacht (reduced photograph) · pl geotropizm (reduced photograph) · tl dagbaling (reduced photograph)