Apheliotropic
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Turning away from the sun; said of leaves, etc. not-comparable
"But some tendrils are apheliotropic, for instance those of Bignonia capreolata and of Smilax aspera; and the stems of some plants which climb by rootlets, as those of the Ivy and Tecoma radicans, are likewise apheliotropic, and they thus find a support."
Example
More examples"But some tendrils are apheliotropic, for instance those of Bignonia capreolata and of Smilax aspera; and the stems of some plants which climb by rootlets, as those of the Ivy and Tecoma radicans, are likewise apheliotropic, and they thus find a support."
Etymology
From apo- + heliotropic.
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