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apogeotropic

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ap⋅o⋅ge⋅ot⋅ro⋅pism

[ap-uh-jee-o-truh-piz-uhm]
–noun Biology.
growth or orientation away from the earth; negative geotropism.

Origin:
1875–80; apo- + geotropism


ap⋅o⋅ge⋅o⋅trop⋅ic [ap-uh-jee-uh-trop-ik, troh-pik] , adjective
ap⋅o⋅ge⋅o⋅trop⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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