Apogeotropic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Apogeotropic \Ap`o*ge`o*trop"ic\, a. [Pref. apo- + Gr. ? earth +
     ? turning.] (Bot.)
     Bending away from the ground; -- said of leaves, etc.
     --Darwin.
     [1913 Webster]