diageotropism
[ dahy-uh-jee-o-truh-piz-uh m ]
/ ˌdaɪ ə dʒiˈɒ trəˌpɪz əm /
noun Botany.
diageotropic tendency or growth.
Origin of diageotropism
First recorded in 1875–80;
dia- +
geotropism
Words nearby diageotropism
diadromous,
diaeresis,
diag.,
diagenesis,
diageotropic,
diageotropism,
diaghilev,
diagnose,
diagnosis,
diagnosis by exclusion,
diagnostic
British Dictionary definitions for diageotropism
diageotropism
/ (ˌdaɪədʒɪˈɒtrəˌpɪzəm) /
noun
a diatropic response of plant parts, such as rhizomes, to the stimulus of gravity