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orthogravitropism

orthogravitropism noun: the normal tendency of a plants parts to bend downward under the effects of gravity.

Noun

orthogravitropism (uncountable)

  1. The normal tendency of a plants parts to bend downward under the effects of gravity

Origin of orthogravitropism

From ortho- + gravitropism.

Questions about orthogravitropism

What does orthogravitropism mean?
Orthogravitropism means the normal tendency of a plants parts to bend downward under the effects of gravity.
What part of speech is orthogravitropism?
Orthogravitropism is a noun.

Words near orthogravitropism in the dictionary

  1. orthographizing
  2. orthographs
  3. orthography
  4. orthographying
  5. orthograptid
  6. orthogravitropism
  7. orthogrid
  8. orthogrids
  9. orthogroup
  10. orthogroups
  11. orthohantavirus

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