Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In botany, characterized by apogeotropism; shooting upward; inclined to turn away from the ground.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Bot.) Bending away from the ground; -- said of leaves, etc.
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- adjective botany Bending away from the ground; said of
leaves , etc.
Etymologies
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apo- + geotropic
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jmjarmstrong commented on the word apogeotropic
JM classes climate sceptics as apogeotropics.
March 12, 2010