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geotropism

/d͡ʒiˈɑt.ɹəˌpɪz.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ge-ot-ro-pism
IPA
/d͡ʒiˈɑt.ɹəˌpɪz.əm/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From geo- (“earth”) + -tropism, due to growth towards or away from the earth.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /d͡ʒiˈɑt.ɹəˌpɪz.əm/
  • British English: /d͡ʒiˈɒt.ɹəˌpɪz.əm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

geotropisms (plural)

Derived Forms

diageotropism

Synonyms

gravitropism

Questions

How do you pronounce geotropism?
The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒiˈɑt.ɹəˌpɪz.əm/.
What does geotropism mean?
The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).
Where does geotropism come from?
From geo- (“earth”) + -tropism, due to growth towards or away from the earth.

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