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Record 1 2013-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

Said of parts that would be expected to grow as gravity pulls, but instead grow upward, such as the knee roots of cypress ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Se dit d'une partie (racines, par exemple) d'une plante qui pousse dans tous les sens et non simplement dans le sens commandé par la gravité.

Spanish

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