PLAGIOTROPIC

Etymology

Adjective

plagiotropic (comparative more plagiotropic, superlative most plagiotropic)

(botany) Growing at an oblique or almost horizontal angle

Source: Wiktionary


Pla`gi*o*trop"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: Having the longer axis inclined away from the vertical line.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BODILY

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