1. the quality or state of being capable of becoming erect or rigid; the ability to stand upright or become stiff.
Usage: formal; technical
2. in botany, the capacity of a plant or plant part to stand upright or become erect.
Usage: botanical; technical

Examples

• The erectility of the plant stem depends on adequate water uptake and cell turgor pressure.
• Engineers studied the erectility of the new structural material under various stress conditions.
• The loss of erectility in the damaged tissue indicated a significant mechanical failure.
• Botanists examined the erectility of different grass species in response to environmental factors.
• The material's erectility was tested by measuring its resistance to bending forces.