Geotropism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The growth of a living organism in response to gravity, as the downward growth of plant roots.
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  • n. The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards)
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A disposition to turn or incline towards the earth; the influence of gravity in determining the direction of growth of an organ.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In botany, growth downward, as shown in the roots of plants and sometimes in stems and rootstocks; the power or tendency to grow toward the earth.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an orienting response to gravity
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    tropism   
    Cross Reference
    negative geotropism    positive geotropism   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    gravitropism   
     
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