Etymology

1. geotropism

noun. ['dʒiːˈɑːtrəˌpɪzəm'] an orienting response to gravity.

Etymology

  • geo- (English)
  • tropism (English)

Rhymes with Geotropism

  • abolitionism
  • absenteeism
  • absolutism
  • activism
  • adventurism
  • adventurism
  • agrarianism
  • alcoholism
  • altruism
  • amateurism
  • americanism
  • anachronism
  • aneurism
  • anglo-catholicism
  • animism
  • antagonism
  • anthropomorphism
  • anti-catholicism
  • anti-catholicism
  • antidisestablishmentarianism

Sentences with geotropism


1. Noun, singular or mass
Plant roots grow according to the pull of gravity, which is known as geotropism.