plagiotropic

[ pley-jee-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik ]

adjective

, Botany.

1. growing more or less divergent from the vertical.

Other Words From

• plagi·o·tropi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of plagiotropic¹

First recorded in 1880–85; plagio- + -tropic