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[ jee-oh-trop-ik, -troh-pik ] / ˌdʒi oʊˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk /
adjective Biology.of, relating to, or exhibiting geotropism. Origin of geotropicFirst recorded in 1870–75; geo- + -tropic OTHER WORDS FROM geotropicge·o·trop·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby geotropicgeothermal, geothermal energy, geothermal gradient, geothermal power, geotrichosis, geotropic, geotropism, Ge-Pano-Carib, ger., Gera, gerah Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for geotropicI shall now describe the effect of rising temperature on geotropic curvature in general, including torsion. Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose It was possible to repeat the geotropic stimulation six times in succession, the results being perfectly consistent. Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose The conditions of perfect symmetry for study of geotropic action at various angles will be fully described in the next chapter. Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose Rise of temperature opposes or neutralises the geotropic curvature; fall of temperature, on the other hand, accentuates it. Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
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