ageotropic

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Upward; moving or bending away from the earth. not-comparable
    — This results in an ageotropic (away from ground) horizontal nystagmus, which is stronger in the left-ear-down position (excitatory position).
  2. Failing to show an expected or typical earthward direction. not-comparable
    — Ageotropic growth is also displayed by shoots of 'lazy' mutants (e.g., ageotropica mutant of tomato and lazy mutants of rice, wheat, and maize), stolons or runners (e.g., strawberries), and underground stems or rhizomes (e.g. bamboos, quackgrass, and potato).

词源

From a- + geotropic.
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