aerotropic

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word aerotropic. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word aerotropic, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say aerotropic in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word aerotropic you have here. The definition of the word aerotropic will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofaerotropic, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From aero- +‎ -tropic, see also aerotropism.

Pronunciation

Adjective

aerotropic (not comparable)

  1. (biology) growing towards higher concentrations of oxygen
    • 1950, Walter Stiles, An Introduction to the Principles of Plant Physiology:
      According to him, roots are positively aerotropic, a root executing a curvature tending to bring the apex in the direction of the highest oxygen concentration, while pollen tubes growing in water are in this sense negatively aerotropic.
    • 1894, American Microscopical Society, Proceedings of the American Microscopical Society:
      The branches of the main root tend to be aerotropic, whether they are in shallow water or mud or deeply submerged.
    • 1921, Frederic Edward Clements, Aeration and Air-content: The Rôle of Oxygen in Root Activity:
      The horizontal growth of the roots upon the water is an aerotropic movement determined by the high oxygen-content of the uppermost water-layer.
    • 1972, Excerpta botanica: Taxonomica et chorologica. Sectio A:
      The lower portion of this aerotropic root-branch bears numerous laterals which grow downward, in a positively geotropic direction.

Translations

See also

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia