apheliotropism

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noun

the tendency to bend away from sunlight, as some plants do; negative phototropism

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Meanings

nounapheliotropism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologythe tendency to bend away from sunlight, as some plants do; negative phototropism

Origin

apo- + heliotropism

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apheliotropism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apheliotropism

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