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geotropism

/jee-o-truh-piz-uhm/US // dʒiˈɒ trəˌpɪz əm //UK // (dʒɪˈɒtrəˌpɪzəm) //

向地性,向地性运动,向地力,向地性的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Biology.

    • : oriented growth with respect to the force of gravity.

Examples

  • Thus I am now observing something about geotropism, and I had no idea a few weeks ago that this would have been necessary.

  • No phenomenon of tropic movement appears so inexplicable as that of geotropism.

  • The root is thus supposed to be characterised by "positive" and the shoot by "negative" geotropism.

  • Hence an agent which acts on the organ from outside, induces phototropic change earlier than variation in geotropism.

  • Further tests will be given later, to distinguish the phenomenon of Thermonasty from that of Thermo-geotropism.