aphototropic, a. Bot.
(əˌfəʊtəʊˈtrɒpɪk)
[f. a- prefix 14 + phototropic a.]
Bending or turning away from the light (cf. apheliotropic a.). So aphotoˈtropism.
| 1903 Nature 9 July 237/2 At the moment of hatching, Convoluta is aphototropic. 1916 B. D. Jackson Gloss. Bot. Terms (ed. 3) 28/2 Aphototropism, turning away from light. |