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geotropism

英 [,dʒiːə(ʊ)'trəʊpɪz(ə)m]

n. [植] 向地性；屈地性

英文词源

geotropism (n.): "growth downward," 1874, from geo- "earth" + -trope "a turn, direction" (see trope), translating German Geotropismus (1868), which was coined in 1868 by German botanist Albert Bernhard Frank (1839-1900). Related: Geotropic.

双语例句

1. The main stems of a plant show negative geotropism as they grow upwards.: 植物茎往上长时表现出负向地性.