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Definition of plagiotropic - 2 dictionary results

pla⋅gi⋅o⋅trop⋅ic

  [pley-jee-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik]
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–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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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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