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apogeotropic

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Etymology

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From apo- +‎ geotropic.

Adjective

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apogeotropic (not comparable)

  1. Opposite to geotropic
    1. (botany) Bending away from the ground; said of leaves, etc.[1]
      • 1880, Charles Darwin, The Power of Movement in Plants:
        apogeotropic movement of cotyledons
    2. (medicine) Tending skyward, as with apogeotropic nystagmus.

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References

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  1. ^ “apogeotropic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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