Apheliotropically
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In an apheliotropic way; away from the sun.
"In the case of the radicles of Sinapis alba, sensitiveness to light also resides in the tip, which, when laterally illuminated, causes the adjoining part of the root to bend apheliotropically."
Example
More examples"In the case of the radicles of Sinapis alba, sensitiveness to light also resides in the tip, which, when laterally illuminated, causes the adjoining part of the root to bend apheliotropically."
Etymology
From apheliotropic + -ly.
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