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Turning or growing towards the earth, growing downwards. A growth movement in response to the influence of gravity. Reactions of living organisms to gravity. The influence of gravity on living organisms.  

Turning towards the earth, growing downwards.  

Plants with underground buds.  

In Raunkiaer’s system, a plant whose growing point survives adverse seasons as a resting bud on an underground organ, such as a rhizome, bulb, tuber or root.  

On, or from, the ground.  

With fruits that mature underground, fruits that are developed from aerial flowers are pushed into the ground as they ripen (e.g. in Arachis, the peanut).  

Linnean group containing related species (usually of similar appearance) and bearing the same first name of the binomial. A group of closely related plants containing one or more species.  

(Of characters) influenced by genes, as opposed to by the environment.  

Group of related individuals of a particular taxon differing from others genotypically [unusual term].  

Bent abruptly, like a knee.