"shootward" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From shoot + -ward. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shoot|ward}} shoot + -ward Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} shootward (not comparable)
  1. (biology) Toward the shoot of a plant. Tags: not-comparable
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