Associations to the word «Geotropism»

Wiktionary

GEOTROPISM, noun. (biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards)

Dictionary definition

GEOTROPISM, noun. An orienting response to gravity.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.