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1913
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Orthotropic
Orˊtho-trop′ic
,
Adj.
[See
Orthotropal
.]
(Bot.)
Having the longer axis vertical; – said of erect stems.
Encyc. Brit.
Definition
2024
orthotropic
orthotropic
English
Adjective
orthotropic
(
not comparable
)
(
botany
)
growing
vertically
, either
upwards
or
downwards
Related terms
orthotropous
Translations
growing vertically
Italian:
ortotropo
Etymology
ortho-
+
-tropic
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