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单词 gravitropism
释义

gravitropism

noun

gra·​vit·​ro·​pism grə-ˈvi-trə-ˌpi-zəm How to pronounce gravitropism (audio)
: a tropism (as of plant roots or shoots) in which gravity is the stimulus : geotropism
No matter what the orientation of a seed for instance, the roots will always grow down to the soil. This has a special name, gravitropism, and is movement in response to the force of gravity … Jeanette Mackay

Word History

Etymology

gravi(ty) + -tropism

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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