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ORTHOTROPISM

\ˈɔːθətɹˌə͡ʊpɪzəm], \ˈɔːθətɹˌə‍ʊpɪzəm], \ˈɔː_θ_ə_t_ɹ_ˌəʊ_p_ɪ_z_ə_m]\

Definitions of ORTHOTROPISM

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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Growth in a vertical line.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

[Greek] Growth in a vertical line (bot.).

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

or-thot'r[=o]-pizm, n. vertical growth in plants.--adjs. ORTHOT'ROPAL, ORTHOTROP'IC, ORTHOT'ROPOUS. [Gr. orthos, straight, trepein, to turn.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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