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Diageotropism

Diˊa-ge-ot′ro-pism

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Noun.
(Bot.)
The tendency of organs (as roots) of plants to assume a position oblique or transverse to a direction towards the center of the earth.

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diageotropism

diageotropism

English

Noun

diageotropism (uncountable)

  1. (botany) The tendency of plant organs, such as roots, to assume a position oblique or transverse to a direction towards the centre of the Earth.