Meanings
adjectiveplagiotropic (comparative more plagiotropic, superlative most plagiotropic)
comparative more plagiotropic · superlative most plagiotropic
- biologyGrowing at an oblique or almost horizontal angle
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Englishplagio-
- Proto-Indo-European*trep-
- Ancient Greekτρέπω (trépō)
- Ancient Greekτροπή (tropḗ)
- Ancient Greekτροπῐκός (tropĭkós)
- Englishplagiotropic
Translations
French plagiotrope
- plagiotropegrowing at an oblique angle
Irish claontrópach, claon-gheotrópach
- claontrópachgrowing at an oblique angle
- claon-gheotrópachgrowing at an oblique angle
Italian plagiotropo
- plagiotropogrowing at an oblique angle
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APA
plagiotropic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plagiotropic
MLA
“plagiotropic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plagiotropic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plagiotropic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plagiotropic.
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