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apheliotropism

apheliotropism noun: the tendency to bend away from sunlight, as some plants do; negative phototropism.

Noun

apheliotropism (uncountable)

  1. the tendency to bend away from sunlight, as some plants do; negative phototropism

Origin of apheliotropism

apo- + heliotropism

Questions about apheliotropism

What does apheliotropism mean?
Apheliotropism means the tendency to bend away from sunlight, as some plants do; negative phototropism.
What part of speech is apheliotropism?
Apheliotropism is a noun.

Words near apheliotropism in the dictionary

  1. aphelinines
  2. aphelion
  3. aphelions
  4. apheliotropic
  5. apheliotropically
  6. apheliotropism
  7. apheliscine
  8. aphelium
  9. aphemia
  10. aphemias
  11. aphemic

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