apogeotropic

adj — 2 senses

adj

Etymology From apo- + geotropic.

› Opposite to geotropic

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Bending away from the ground; said of leaves, etc.

apogeotropic movement of cotyledons1880, Charles Darwin, The Power of Movement in Plants:

Medicine, Sciences Tending skyward, as with apogeotropic nystagmus.

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