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(archaic) curvature in the growth of a root, leaf, etc. caused by damage to one side of it

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Darwinian curvature

Source Word

Darwinian curvature

archaic uncountable

(archaic) curvature in the growth of a root, leaf, etc. caused by damage to one side of it

Japanese Meaning

（古語）根や葉などの成長過程において、一側（片側）の損傷によって生じる曲がり（湾曲）

The botanist noted Darwinian curvature in the sapling's roots, attributing the bend to insect damage on one side.

植物学者は苗木の根に片側の損傷によって生じた屈曲を観察し、その曲がりを片側の虫害が原因だと考えた。

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(archaic) curvature in the growth of a root, leaf, etc. caused by damage to one side of it