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Meaning of apogeotropism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

An apogeotropic tendency; the tendency to bend away from the ground.

uncountable

Examples

“As soon as the faintest ray of light reaches a seedling, heliotropism will guide it through any crack in the soil, or through an entangled mass of overlying vegetation; for apogeotropism by itself can direct the seedling only blindly upwards.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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