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Diageotropism

[dahy-uh-jee-o-truh-piz-uhm]

di·a·ge·ot·ro·pism

[dahy-uh-jee-o-truh-piz-uhm]
noun Botany.
diageotropic tendency or growth.

Origin:
1875–80; dia- + geotropism
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Diageotropism is always a great word to know.
So is gametophyte generation. Does it mean:
organism with having only one complete set of chromosomes
phase in plant life which begins with a spore produced by meiosis
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diageotropism (ˌdaɪədʒɪˈɒtrəˌpɪzəm)
 
n
a diatropic response of plant parts, such as rhizomes, to the stimulus of gravity
 
diageotropic
 
adj

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