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apheliotropic

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a⋅phe⋅li⋅o⋅trop⋅ic

  [a-fee-lee-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik, ap-hee-]
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–adjective Botany.
turning or growing away from the sun.
Origin:
1875–80; ap- 2 + heliotropic

Related forms:
a⋅phe⋅li⋅o⋅trop⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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