plagiotropism
[ pley-jee-o-truh-piz-uh m ]
/ ˌpleɪ dʒiˈɒ trəˌpɪz əm /
noun Botany.
plagiotropic tendency or growth.
Origin of plagiotropism
First recorded in 1885–90;
plagiotrop(ic) +
-ism
Words nearby plagiotropism
plagiocephaly,
plagioclase,
plagioclimax,
plagiohedral,
plagiotropic,
plagiotropism,
plague,
plague vaccine,
plague, the,
plagues of egypt,
plaguesome
British Dictionary definitions for plagiotropism
plagiotropism
/ (ˌpleɪdʒɪəʊˈtrəʊˌpɪzəm) /
noun
the growth of a plant at an angle to the vertical in response to a stimulus