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ge·ot·ro·pism
/ʤiˈɑtrəˌpɪzəm/
向地性,屈地性
From:
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ge·ot·ro·pism
/ʤɪˈɑtrəˌpɪzəm/
名詞
向地性
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ge·ot·ro·pism
n.
Biol.
A
disposition
to
turn
or
incline
towards
the
earth
;
the
influence
of
gravity
in
determining
the
direction
of
growth
of
an
organ
.
Note:
☞
In
plants
,
organs
which
grow
towards
the
center
of
the
earth
are
said
to
be
positively
geotropic
,
and
those
growing
in
the
opposite
direction
negatively
geotropic
.
In
animals
,
geotropism
is
supposed
by
some
to
have
an
influence
either
direct
or
indirect
on
the
plane
of
division
of
the
ovum
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
geotropism
n
:
an
orienting
response
to
gravity
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