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apheliotropic
apheliotropic, a. (əˌfiːlɪəʊˈtrɒpɪk) [f. Gr. ἀϕ' = ἀπό from + ἥλιος sun + τροπικός belonging to turning: see -tropic.] Bending or turning away from the sun: said of leaves, and other parts of plants.1880 Darwin Movem. Plants 552 The sub-aërial roots observed by Wiesner were all apheliotropic. 1882 F...
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aphototropic
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, ...
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heliotropic
heliotropic, a. Bot. (hiːlɪəʊˈtrɒpɪk) [f. Gr. ἥλιος sun + -τροπος turning + -ic; or ad. F. héliotropique.] Bending or turning in a particular direction under the influence of light; pertaining to or marked by heliotropism. Said of, or in reference to, growing parts of plants, which may be positively...
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