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plagiotropic

[pley-jee-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik]

adjective Botany.

growing more or less divergent from the vertical.

Origin:
1880–85; plagio- + -tropic

Related forms

pla·gi·o·trop·i·cal·ly, adverb

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plagiotropism (ˌpleɪdʒɪəʊˈtrəʊˌpɪzəm)

—n
	the growth of a plant at an angle to the vertical in response to a stimulus

plagio'tropic

—*adj*

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