Definition of Diageotropic

1. a. Relating to, or exhibiting, diageotropism.

Definition of Diageotropic

1. Adjective. (botany) Relating to, or exhibiting, diageotropism. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Diageotropic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Diageotropic

1. Relating to, or exhibiting, diageotropism. Origin: Gr. Through, at variance + earth + turning. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Diageotropic

diadochokinesis
diadochokinetic
diadrom
diadromous
diadroms
diads
diadumenos
diaereses
diaeresis
diaeretic
diag
diageneses
diagenesis
diagenetic
diagenetically
diageotropic (current term)
diageotropism
diagetic
diaglyph
diaglyphs
diagnosabilities
diagnosability
diagnosable
diagnosably
diagnose
diagnoseable
diagnosed
diagnosee
diagnosees
diagnoser

Literary usage of Diageotropic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Textbook of Botany for Colleges and Universities by John Merle Coulter, Charles Reid Barnes, Henry Chandler Cowles (1911)
"Experiments have shown that many shoots are diageotropic at low temperatures and ... and diageotropic reactions result in increased FIGs. 979, 980. ..."

2. A Text-book of Botany by Eduard Strasburger (1898)
"Most lateral branches and roots of the first order are diageotropic, while branches and roots of a higher order stand out from their parent organ in all ..."

3. General Botany for Universities and Colleges by Hiram Delos Densmore (1920)
"As the bud grows the scape elongates and becomes temporarily diageotropic, as indicated in b and <•. When the flowers open, the scape and flower cluster ..."

4. Report of the Annual Meeting (1905)
"ÍÍ, will serve to represent a diageotropic organ in stable equilibrium. ... The difficulty is increased by the fact that when a diageotropic organ is fixed ..."

5. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1913)
"... is growing upward, there is, especially as the time nears fer the diageotropic curve, a diurnal nutation due to the action of light and of gravitation. ..."

6. Charles Darwin's Works by Charles Darwin (1896)
"... highly probable that they place themselves in their diageotropic position by means ... and diageotropic movements, the purpose of which we can generally ..."

7. The Power of Movement in Plants by Charles Darwin, Francis Darwin (1900)
"We are therefore led to infer that both geotropic, apo- geotropic, and diageotropic movements, the purpose of which we can generally understand, ..."

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