diageotropic
/ˌdaɪəˌdʒiəˈtrɒpɪk/
adjective
- Growing or moving horizontally in response to gravity, as some plant roots or stems do.
- The scientist observed diageotropic growth in the laboratory, where the roots grew perpendicular to gravity.
- Some plants have diageotropic stems that creep along the ground instead of growing upward.
- The diageotropic roots of the mangrove tree spread sideways just below the mud surface.