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gravitropism

gravitropism noun: a plant's ability to change its growth in response to gravity.

Noun

gravitropism (uncountable)

  1. A plant's ability to change its growth in response to gravity.
    Synonyms:
    geotropism

Synonyms of gravitropism

Origin of gravitropism

From gravi- + -tropism.

Words formed from gravitropism

Questions about gravitropism

What does gravitropism mean?
Gravitropism means a plant's ability to change its growth in response to gravity.
What part of speech is gravitropism?
Gravitropism is a noun.

Words near gravitropism in the dictionary

  1. gravitrap
  2. gravitraps
  3. gravitrophic
  4. gravitropic
  5. gravitropically
  6. gravitropism
  7. gravitropy
  8. Gravitt
  9. Gravitts
  10. graviturbation
  11. gravity

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