apheliotropicadj.
/əˌfiːlɪəʊˈtrɒpɪk/ Bending or turning away from the sun: said of leaves, and other parts of plants.
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geotropic1875
heliotropic1875
paratonic1875
apheliotropic1880
apogeotropic1880
nyctitropic1880
paraheliotropic1880
plagiotropic1882
phototropic1883
selenotropic1883
rheotropic1884
orthotropic1885
thermotropic1885
haptotropic1888
traumatropic1898
plagiotropous1900
aphototropic1903
orthotropous1909
1880 C. Darwin & F. Darwin Power of Movement in Plants 552 The sub-aërial roots observed by Wiesner were all apheliotropic.
1882 F. Darwin in Nature 27 Apr. 600 The light, causing apheliotropic movement in the leaves.
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