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geotropism

UK/d͡ʒiˈɒt.ɹəˌpɪz.əm/US/d͡ʒiˈɑt.ɹəˌpɪz.əm/

geotropism noun: the movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).

Noun

geotropism (countable and uncountable, plural geotropisms)

  1. The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).
    Synonyms:
    gravitropism

geotropism meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

geotropism in Tamil

புவிதூண்டுதிருப்பம், புவி நாட்டம்

geotropism in Tagalog

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dagbaling

Synonyms of geotropism

Forms of geotropism

pluralgeotropisms

Origin of geotropism

From geo- (“earth”) + -tropism, due to growth towards or away from the earth.

Words formed from geotropism

Questions about geotropism

What does geotropism mean?
Geotropism means the movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).
What is geotropism in Tamil?
Geotropism in Tamil is புவிதூண்டுதிருப்பம், புவி நாட்டம். See Geotropism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is geotropism?
Geotropism is a noun.
How do you pronounce geotropism?
Geotropism is pronounced /d͡ʒiˈɒt.ɹəˌpɪz.əm/ (UK).
What is the plural of geotropism?
The plural of geotropism is geotropisms.

Words near geotropism in the dictionary

  1. geotriid
  2. geotriids
  3. geotrophic
  4. geotropic
  5. geotropically
  6. geotropism
  7. geotropisms
  8. geotropy
  9. geotrupid
  10. geotrupids
  11. geotube

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Adapted from Wiktionary: geotropism (page history and authors); geotropism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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