apheliotropic

[ a-fee-lee-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik, ap-hee- ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. turning or growing away from the sun.

apheliotropic

/ əˌfiː-; æpˌhiːlɪˈɒtrəˌpɪzəm, əˌfiː-; æpˌhiːlɪəˈtrɒpɪk /

adjective

1. biology growing in a direction away from the sunlight

Derived Forms

• apheliotropism, noun

Other Words From

• a·pheli·o·tropi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of apheliotropic¹

First recorded in 1875–80; ap- ² + heliotropic

Word History and Origins

Origin of apheliotropic¹

C19: see apo- , heliotropic

Example Sentences

Bignonia capreolata, with its strongly apheliotropic tendrils (which I had from Kew), is now interesting me greatly.

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