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apheliotropic

[ a-fee-lee-uh-trop-ik, -troh-pik, ap-hee- ]

adjective

, Botany.
  1. turning or growing away from the sun.

apheliotropic

/ əˌfiː-; æpˌhiːlɪˈɒtrəˌpɪzəm, əˌfiː-; æpˌhiːlɪəˈtrɒpɪk /

adjective

  1. biology growing in a direction away from the sunlight
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • apheliotropism, noun
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Other Words From

  • a·pheli·o·tropi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of apheliotropic1

First recorded in 1875–80; ap- 2 + heliotropic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of apheliotropic1

C19: see apo- , heliotropic
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Example Sentences

Bignonia capreolata, with its strongly apheliotropic tendrils (which I had from Kew), is now interesting me greatly.

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