geotropism
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
trop
A Word with Greek Root, Prefix or Suffix
geotropism
any movement or growth of a plant, in response to the force of earth gravity
向地性, 屈地性
Dissection of geotropism
geotropism = geo (earth) + trop (turn; respond to) + -ism (suffix for noun; condition; state; quality; act)
geotropism = a plant's growth in response to the gravity of earth
Now Repeat my Dissection
geotropism = a plant's growth in response to the gravity of earth
Important roots for this word:
geo
trop
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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