homotropy

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noun

A disposition of opposed, asymmetric leaves where a pair of leaves is rotationally symmetric

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Meanings

nounhomotropy (usually uncountable, plural homotropies)

plural homotropies

  1. uncountableusuallybiologyA disposition of opposed, asymmetric leaves where a pair of leaves is rotationally symmetric

Origin

From homo- + -tropy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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