亚洲网紅露点

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geotropism

[ jee-o-truh-piz-uhm ]

noun

Biology.
  1. oriented growth with respect to the force of gravity.


geotropism

/ 藢d蕭i藧蓹蕣藞tr蓲p瑟k; d蕭瑟藞蓲tr蓹藢p瑟z蓹m /

noun

  1. the response of a plant part to the stimulus of gravity. Plant stems, which grow upwards irrespective of the position in which they are placed, show negative geotropism
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

geotropism

  1. The directional growth of an organism in response to gravity. Roots display positive geotropism when they grow downwards, while shoots display negative geotropism when they grow upwards.
  2. Also called gravitropism
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Derived Forms

  • geotropic, adjective
  • 藢驳别辞藞迟谤辞辫颈肠补濒濒测, adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of geotropism1

First recorded in 1870鈥75; geo- + -tropism
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Example Sentences

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Then we studied geotropism by observing how our plant grew toward the ceiling, even after we tipped the plant on its side for a few days.

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The relations between vegetable and animal geotropism have been more recently investigated by J. Loeb.

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After the tips had been regenerated, geotropism was able to act on them, so that they now became bowed vertically downwards.

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Thus I am now observing something about geotropism, and I had no idea a few weeks ago that this would have been necessary.

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It must also be granted that geotropism has a bearing on the problem, since all plants twine upwards, and cannot twine along a horizontal support.

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