- paraheliotropic
- paraheliotropic /par-ə-hē-li-ō-tropˈik/ (botany)adjectiveTurning edgewise to the lightORIGIN: Gr para beside, beyond, and hēlios the sun, with tropos a turn, from trepein to turn• • •paraheliotropism /-otˈrə-pizm/ noun
Useful english dictionary. 2012.