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RECTIPETALITY

\ɹˌɛkta͡ɪptˈalɪti], \ɹˌɛkta‍ɪptˈalɪti], \ɹ_ˌɛ_k_t_aɪ_p_t_ˈa_l_ɪ_t_i]\

Definitions of RECTIPETALITY

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 rectilinear growth.

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

[Latin] Tendency to rectilinear growth (bot.).

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

rek-ti-pe-tal'i-ti, n. (bot.) the natural tendency of stems to grow in a straight line.

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

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