apogeotropismn.
/ˌapəʊdʒiːˈɒtrəpɪz(ə)m/ The tendency of leaves and other parts of plants to turn away from the earth.
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heliotropism1854
geotropism1873
apheliotropism1880
apogeotropism1880
nyctitropism1880
paraheliotropism1881
hydrotropism1882
selenotropism1883
selenotropy1883
rheotropism1884
orthotropism1885
plagiotropism1886
geotropy1888
haptotropism1888
aerotropism1889
phototropy1892
autotropism1897
plagiotropy1898
thermotropism1898
traumatropism1898
phototropism1899
gravitropism1969
1880 C. Darwin & F. Darwin Power of Movement in Plants 5 Apogeotropism will mean bending in opposition to gravity or from the centre of the earth.
1881 Academy 12 Feb. 121 The motion produced by apogeotropism is sometimes remarkably straight.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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