Apheliotropic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Apheliotropic is an adjective meaning Turning away from the sun; said of leaves, etc.
Meaning
Turning away from the sun; said of leaves, etc.
Example Sentences
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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include diaheliotropic, aphelial, antitropous, thermotropic, antitropical, aphelian.
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