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PLAGIOTROPISM

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pla⋅gi⋅ot⋅ro⋅pism

  [pley-jee-o-truh-piz-uhm]
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–noun Botany.
plagiotropic tendency or growth.
Origin:
1885–90; plagiotrop(ic) + -ism
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pla·gi·ot·ro·pism   (plā'jē-ŏt'rə-pĭz'əm)   
n.  The tendency to grow at an oblique or horizontal angle. Used of roots, stems, or branches.
pla'gi·o·tro'pic (-ə-trō'pĭk, -trŏp'ĭk) adj.
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