Apogeotropism

/ˌæpədʒiːəˈtrəpɪzəm/ noun

The biological property of growing or moving away from the direction of gravitational pull.

From apo- (away) + geotropism (the tendency to turn toward or respond to Earth's gravity). The noun form refers to the actual biological mechanism or behavior.

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