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geo·taxis (-tak′sis)

noun

the positive (or negative) response of a freely moving organism to (or against) gravity

Etymology: ModL: see geo- & -taxis

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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