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apogeotropic

apogeotropic adjective: bending away from the ground; said of leaves, etc.

Adjective

apogeotropic (not comparable)

  1. Bending away from the ground; said of leaves, etc.
    • apogeotropic movement of cotyledons1880, Charles Darwin, The Power of Movement in Plants
  2. Tending skyward, as with apogeotropic nystagmus.

apogeotropic meaning in Tamil

apogeotropic in Tamil

நிலஈர்ப்பின் திசைக்கெதிராகத் திரும்பும்

Origin of apogeotropic

From apo- + geotropic.

Words formed from apogeotropic

Questions about apogeotropic

What does apogeotropic mean?
Apogeotropic means bending away from the ground; said of leaves, etc.
What is apogeotropic in Tamil?
Apogeotropic in Tamil is நிலஈர்ப்பின் திசைக்கெதிராகத் திரும்பும். See Apogeotropic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is apogeotropic?
Apogeotropic is an adjective.

Words near apogeotropic in the dictionary

  1. apogean
  2. apogee
  3. apogees
  4. apogeic
  5. apogeny
  6. apogeotropic
  7. apogeotropically
  8. apogeotropism
  9. apoglobin
  10. apoglobins
  11. apogonid

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