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/euh fee'lee o"treuh piz'euhm, ap hee'lee-/, n.apheliotropic tendency or type of growth.[1875-80; APHELIOTROP(IC) + -ISM]
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Apheliotropism — A*phe li*ot ro*pism, n. The habit of bending from the sunlight; said of certain plants. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
apheliotropism — Negative heliotaxis. [G. apo, away, + helios, sun, + tropein, to turn] * * * ap·he·li·ot·ro·pism (ap″he le otґrə piz əm) negative heliotropism … Medical dictionary
apheliotropism — n. tendency to grow or turn away from the sun (Botany) … English contemporary dictionary
apheliotropism — aph·e·li·ot·ro·pism … English syllables
apheliotropism — | ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈä.trəˌpizəm noun ( s) Etymology: apo + heliotropism : negative heliotropism (as in certain roots that turn away from the sun) … Useful english dictionary
apheliotropic — a. growing away from the sun. ♦ apheliotropism, n … Dictionary of difficult words
