| 释义 |
lae·o·trop·ic
\|lēə.|träpik\ adjective
or lae·ot·ro·pous \lēˈä.trəpəs\; or lei·o·trop·ic \|līə.|träpik\
Etymology: laeotropic or laeotropous from Greek laios left + English -tropic or -tropous; leiotropic irregular from Greek laios left + English -tropic — more at lev-
: turning to the left : sinistral — used especially of various shells, of spiral cleavage patterns, or of the movement of volvox colonies |