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Definition of: diatropism
(dī·at′rə·piz′əm) noun Bot.
The propensity of some plant organs to arrange themselves transversely to the line of action of an external stimulus. [<DIA- + TROPISM]
—di·a·trop·ic (dī′ə·trop′ik) adjective
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