Medical term:
geotropically
geotropism
[je-ot´ro-pizm]tropism in response to gravity, i.e., either toward or away from the earth; growth influenced by gravity.
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ge·o·tax·is
(jē'ō-tak'sis),A form of positive barotaxis in which there is a tendency to growth or movement toward or into the earth.
Synonym(s): geotropism
[geo- + G. taxis, orderly arrangement]
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geotropism
(jē-ŏt′rə-pĭz′əm)n.
See gravitropism.
ge′o·tro′pic (jē′ə-trō′pĭk) adj.
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geotropism
see GRAVITROPISM.geotropism
) a plant growth movement that occurs in response to gravity. Thus roots are positively gravitropic (growing downwards), while shoots are generally negatively gravitropic (growing upwards).Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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