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gravitropy

gravitropy is the alternative form of gravitropism.

Meaning of gravitropism

Noun

gravitropism (uncountable)

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

Origin of gravitropy

From gravi- + -tropy.

Questions about gravitropy

What is gravitropy the alternative form of?
Gravitropy is the alternative form of gravitropism.

Words near gravitropy in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gravitropy (page history and authors); gravitropism (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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