apogeotropic

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adjective

Bending away from the ground; said of leaves, etc.

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Meanings

adjectiveapogeotropic (not comparable)
  1. Opposite to geotropic
    1. not comparablebiologyBending away from the ground; said of leaves, etc.

      apogeotropic movement of cotyledons

      1880, Charles Darwin, The Power of Movement in Plants
    2. not comparablemedicineTending skyward, as with apogeotropic nystagmus.

Origin

From apo- + geotropic.

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Translations

Portuguese apogeotrópico
  • apogeotrópicobending away from the ground
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APA

apogeotropic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apogeotropic

MLA

“apogeotropic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apogeotropic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apogeotropic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apogeotropic.

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