apheliotropism
English
Etymology
apo- + heliotropism
Noun
apheliotropism (uncountable)
- (botany) the tendency to bend away from sunlight, as some plants do; negative phototropism
References
- “apheliotropism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.