diageotropic

Variant of diageotropism

diageotropism definition

dia·geot·ro·pism (dī′ə jē ä′trə piz′əm)

noun

the tendency of the stems, branches, rhizomes, etc. of certain plants to grow in a direction horizontal to the surface of the earth

Etymology: dia- + geotropism

Related Forms:

  • diageotropic di′a·ge′o·trop′ic (-jē′ō träp′ik) adjective

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