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antitropy

antitropy noun: a disposition of opposed, asymmetric leaves where a pair of leaves displays bilateral symmetry.

Noun

antitropy (uncountable)

  1. A disposition of opposed, asymmetric leaves where a pair of leaves displays bilateral symmetry.

Origin of antitropy

From anti- + -tropy.

Questions about antitropy

What does antitropy mean?
Antitropy means a disposition of opposed, asymmetric leaves where a pair of leaves displays bilateral symmetry.
What part of speech is antitropy?
Antitropy is a noun.

Words near antitropy in the dictionary

  1. antitrophic
  2. antitropic
  3. antitropical
  4. antitropomyosin
  5. antitropous
  6. antitropy
  7. antitrout
  8. antitruancy
  9. antitruncated
  10. antitruncation
  11. antitruncations

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