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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hoepi baneung
"식물은 햇빛을 얻기 위해 음지 회피 반응을 보입니다."
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A suite of behavioral and morphological responses displayed by plants when they detect the presence of neighboring vegetation, typically characterized by accelerated stem elongation and reduced branching to outgrow competitors and capture sunlight.
"Dense forest canopies trigger shade-avoidance in understory saplings, forcing them to grow taller rapidly." - 2
In broader ecological contexts, the evolutionary mechanisms or behavioral adaptations used by organisms to minimize exposure to shadowed or low-light microhabitats.
"Certain alpine insects exhibit shade-avoidance by preferentially basking on sunlit rock faces."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the Old English noun 'scead' (meaning shadow or darkness) with 'avoidance', derived from the Old French 'avuidier' (to empty out or shun). It emerged in modern botanical and ecological scientific literature during the late 20th century to describe physiological responses observed in plants.
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évitement de l'ombre
Transliteration: evitman de l'ombr
"L'évitement de l'ombre provoque une élongation rapide de la tige."
Schattenvermeidung
Transliteration: schatten-ver-my-dung
"Schattenvermeidung führt zu einem verstärkten Längenwachstum bei Pflanzen."
evitamento dell'ombra
Transliteration: evitamento dell'ombra
"L'evitamento dell'ombra è una risposta comune nelle piante erbacee."
evitación de la sombra
Transliteration: evitacion de la sombra
"La evitación de la sombra permite a las plantas competir por la luz solar."
evitação de sombra
Transliteration: evitacao de sombra
"A evitação de sombra resulta no crescimento acelerado do caule."
छाया परिहार
Transliteration: chhaya parihar
"पौधों में छाया परिहार के कारण तना तेजी से लंबा होता है।"
避阴反应
Transliteration: bì yīn fǎn yìng
"植物在密林中会产生明显的避阴反应。"
회피 반응
Transliteration: hoepi baneung
"식물은 햇빛을 얻기 위해 음지 회피 반응을 보입니다."
避陰応答
Transliteration: hiin otō
"植物の避陰応答により茎が急激に伸長します。"
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