Photoepinasty
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Photoepinasty is a noun meaning (botany) A disproportionately rapid growth of the upper surface of dorsiventral organs, such as leaves, through the stimulus of exposure to light.
Meaning
(botany) A disproportionately rapid growth of the upper surface of dorsiventral organs, such as leaves, through the stimulus of exposure to light.
Example Sentences
a clear cut relation is shown between these photoresponses and the induced photoepinasty
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include epinasty, diaheliotropism, paraheliotropism, hyponasty, photophyte, apheliotropism.
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