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PLAGIOTROPISM

\plˈad͡ʒɪˌɒtɹə͡ʊpˌɪzəm], \plˈad‍ʒɪˌɒtɹə‍ʊpˌɪzəm], \p_l_ˈa_dʒ_ɪ__ˌɒ_t_ɹ_əʊ_p_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\

Definitions of PLAGIOTROPISM

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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Tendency to incline from the vertical line.

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

[Greek] Tendency to incline from the vertical line (bot.).

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

pl[=a]-ji-ot'r[=o]-pizm, n. a mode of turning of the organs of plants in the direction of gravitation or of the ray of light.--adj. PLAGIOTROP'IC.--adv. PLAGIOTROP'ICALLY. [Gr. plagios, oblique, tropos, a turning.]

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

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