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Keywords: gravity, downward, heliotropism, upward, shoots

A disposition to turn or incline towards the earth; the influence of gravity in determining the direction of growth of an organ.

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The effect of gravity upon the direction of growth.

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the turning of a plant away from or toward the earth.

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an orienting response to gravity

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Plants' response to gravity: roots grow downward, showing positive geotropism, while shoots grow upward in a negative response. PICTURE

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The influence of gravity on the direction of growth of plant organs; positive where growth is towards the center of the gravity of the earth, negative when away from it. ( BCFT). Cf. Heliotropism.

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The growth of a plant in response to gravity.

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a turning or growth movement by a plant in response to gravity. Plant parts that grow downward, such as the roots, would be positive geotropism. A negative geotropism would be the stems growing upward

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Geotropism is a plant's reaction to gravity in which the roots go towards the pull of gravity, and the shoots go in the opposite direction.

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Keywords: globose

Globose

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Keywords: gravitropism, see

See gravitropism.

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