diatropism (redirected from diatropic)

di·at·ro·pism  (d-tr-pzm)

n.

The tendency of certain plants or their parts to arrange themselves at right angles to a stimulus.

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dia·tropic (d-trpk, -trpk) adj.

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diatropism

the capacity or tendency of some plants to adopt a position transverse to the line of force of an external stimulus. — diatropic, adj.

See also: Plants

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the capacity or tendency of some plants to adopt a position transverse to the line of force of an external stimulus. — diatropic, adj.

See also: Motion