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—plagiotropically, adv./play'jee euh trop"ik, -troh"pik/, adj. Bot.growing more or less divergent from the vertical.[1880-85; PLAGIO- + -TROPIC]
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Plagiotropic — Pla gi*o*trop ic, a. [Gr. pla gios aslant + ? to turn.] (Bot.) Having the longer axis inclined away from the vertical line. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plagiotropic — plagiotrópic adj. m., pl. plagiotrópici; f. sg. plagiotrópică, pl. plagiotrópice Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic … Dicționar Român
plagiotropic — [plā΄jē ə träp′ik] adj. [ PLAGIO + TROPIC] Bot. having the longer axes of roots or branches slanting from the vertical line plagiotropically adv. plagiotropism [plā΄jēä′trə piz΄əm] n … English World dictionary
plagiotropic — adjective Etymology: Greek plagios + International Scientific Vocabulary tropic Date: 1898 having the longer axis inclined away from the vertical … New Collegiate Dictionary
plagiotropic — adjective Growing at an oblique or almost horizontal angle See Also: plagiotropism … Wiktionary
plagiotropic — pla·gi·o·trop·ic … English syllables
plagiotropic — pla•gi•o•trop•ic [[t]ˌpleɪ dʒi əˈtrɒp ɪk, ˈtroʊ pɪk[/t]] adj. Bot. bot growing more or less divergent from the vertical • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
plagiotropic — /ˌpleɪdʒioʊˈtrɒpɪk/ (say .playjeeoh tropik) adjective denoting, relating to, or exhibiting a mode of plant growth which is more or less divergent from the vertical. {Greek plagio(s) oblique + tropikos inclined} –plagiotropically, adverb …
plagiotropic — a. (of plant) growing away from vertical … Dictionary of difficult words
plagiotropic — … Useful english dictionary
