plagiotropism
biology
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Plagiotropism refers to a plant's response or orientation to a stimulus that is oblique to the direction of that stimulus. This is in contrast to orthotropic movements, which are directed toward the stimulus. The term "plagiotropism" is synonymous with "plagiotropy". Tropisms are responses of plants to directional stimuli, such as light (phototropism) or gravity (geotropism). While many tropisms are directed straight towards or away from the stimulus, plagiotropic movements occur at an angle.12
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