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—apheliotropically, adv./a fee'lee euh trop"ik, -troh"pik, ap hee'-/, adj. Bot.turning or growing away from the sun.[1875-80; AP-2 + HELIOTROPIC]
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Apheliotropic — A*phe li*o*trop ic, a. [Gr. ? + ? sun + ? belonging to a turning.] Turning away from the sun; said of leaves, etc. Darwin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apheliotropic — aph·e·li·o·trop·ic … English syllables
apheliotropic — a•phe•li•o•trop•ic [[t]əˌfi li əˈtrɒp ɪk, ˈtroʊ pɪk, æpˌhi [/t]] adj. bot turning or growing away from the sun • Etymology: 1875–80 a•phe li•ot′ro•pism ˈɒ trəˌpɪz əm n … From formal English to slang
apheliotropic — /əfiliəˈtrɒpɪk/ (say uhfeeleeuh tropik) adjective growing away from the sun, as of plant roots. {see apo , heliotropic} …
apheliotropic — a. growing away from the sun. ♦ apheliotropism, n … Dictionary of difficult words
apheliotropic — … Useful english dictionary
apheliotropism — /euh fee lee o treuh piz euhm, ap hee lee /, n. apheliotropic tendency or type of growth. [1875 80; APHELIOTROP(IC) + ISM] * * * … Universalium
apheliotropism — [ə fē΄lē ä′trə piz΄əm] n. [ AP + HELIOTROPISM] a tendency of certain plants to turn away from the sun; negative heliotropism apheliotropic [ə fē΄lēə träp′ik] adj … English World dictionary
apheliotropically — adverb see apheliotropic … Useful english dictionary
a|phe´li|o|trop´i|cal|ly — a|phe|li|o|trop|ic «uh FEE lee uh TROP ihk», adjective. bending or turning away from sunlight: »an apheliotropic plant. –a|phe´li|o|trop´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
