di·at·ro·pism (d - t r -p z m)n. The tendency of certain plants or their parts to arrange themselves at right angles to a stimulus. di a·tropic (d-tr pk, -tr pk) adj. |
diatropism [daɪˈætrəˌpɪzəm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a response of plants or parts of plants to an external stimulus by growing at right angles to the direction of the stimulus
diatropic [ˌdaɪəˈtrɒpɪk] adj
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: Plantsthe capacity or tendency of some plants to adopt a position transverse to the line of force of an external stimulus. — diatropic, adj.
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