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Definition of Geotropic
1. a. Relating to, or showing, geotropism.
Definition of Geotropic
1. Adjective. (biology) Of or pertaining to geotropism. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Geotropic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Geotropic
1. Describes the response of plants toward the pull of gravity. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Geotropic
Literary usage of Geotropic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"rowing in the opposite direction " negatively geotropic." As examples of positively
geotropic radial organs may be mentioned, in addition to primary roots, ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"As examples of positively geotropic radial organs may be mentioned, in addition to
... Cases of the absence of geotropic irritability are afforded Dy the ..."
3. Practical Plant Physiology: An Introduction to Original Research for by Wilhelm Detmer, S. A. (Samuel Albert) Moor (1898)
"It is also seen that the curvature at the close of the geotropic nutation is very
... The Causes of geotropic Curvatures. The attraction of the earth is, ..."
4. Lectures on Plant Physiology by Ludwig Jost, Robert John Harvey Gibson (1907)
"be supported by a force equal in amount and yet that the geotropic curvature was
still maintained, and in 1829 PINOT found that the root apex was able, ..."
5. Practical Text-book of Plant Physiology by Daniel Trembly Macdougal (1912)
"The geotropic Relations of Dorsiventral Organs. The greater number of dorsiventral
organs, such as leaves, are dia- geotropic, although many well- known ..."
6. Report of the Annual Meeting (1900)
"The author showed that the cotyledon is also a sense organ for gravitation, the
stimulus which leads to geotropic curvature being in like manner transmitted ..."
7. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1916)
"It was found thnt this geotropic curvature is due to a growth (or some other ...
It is thus seen that the geotropic growth (or active stretching) and the ..."
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