- Apogeotropism
- Apogeotropism Ap"o*ge*ot"ro*pism, n. The apogeotropic tendency of some leaves, and other parts. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Apogeotropism
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apogeotropism — [ap΄ō jē ä′trə piz΄əm, ap΄əjē ä′trə piz΄əm] n. [ APO + GEOTROPISM] Bot. a tendency to grow or move away from the earth or from the pull of gravity; negative geotropism … English World dictionary
apogeotropism — apogeotropic /ap euh jee euh trop ik, troh pik/, adj. apogeotropically, adv. /ap euh jee o treuh piz euhm/, n. Biol. growth or orientation away from the earth; negative geotropism. [1875 80; APO + GEOTROPISM] * * * … Universalium
apogeotropism — ap·o·ge·ot·ro·pism … English syllables
apogeotropism — /æpədʒiˈɒtrəpɪzəm/ (say apuhjee otruhpizuhm) noun (of a plant) growth or tendency away from the earth; negative geotropism. –apogeotropic /æpədʒiəˈtrɒpɪk/ (say apuhjeeuh tropik), adjective …
apogeotropism — |apə ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: apo + geotropism botany : the state of being apogeotropic : negative geotropism … Useful english dictionary
G — Synonyms and related words: C, C note, G suit, G note, M, apogeotropism, buck, cartwheel, cent, century, chiliad, chiliagon, chiliahedron, chiliarch, chiliarchia, copper, dime, dollar, dollar bill, fifty cents, fin, fish, five cents, five hundred … Moby Thesaurus
gravitation — Synonyms and related words: G, G suit, adduction, affinity, allurement, apogeotropism, attractance, attraction, attractiveness, attractivity, capillarity, capillary attraction, cascade, cataract, centripetal force, chute, collapse, comedown,… … Moby Thesaurus
gravity — Synonyms and related words: G, G suit, acuteness, adduction, affinity, allurement, apogeotropism, attractance, attraction, attractiveness, attractivity, augustness, avoirdupois, beef, beefiness, bleakness, buckram, capillarity, capillary… … Moby Thesaurus
mass — Synonyms and related words: G, G suit, Negro spiritual, a mass of, a world of, abundance, accouple, accumulate, accumulation, acervation, acres, adhere, agglomerate, agglomeration, agglutinate, aggregate, aggregation, aggroup, amass, amassment,… … Moby Thesaurus
specific gravity — Synonyms and related words: G, G suit, apogeotropism, closeness, compactness, congestedness, congestion, consistence, consistency, crowdedness, denseness, density, firmness, geotropism, gluiness, gravitation, graviton, gravity, hardness,… … Moby Thesaurus
