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orthotropism

American  
[awr-tho-truh-piz-uhm] / ɔrˈθɒ trəˌpɪz əm /

noun

  1. Botany. orthotropic tendency or growth.

Etymology

Origin of orthotropism

First recorded in 1880–85; ortho- + -tropism

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Orthotropism, or-thot′rō-pizm, n. vertical growth in plants.—adjs.

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