-tropism en · X
Pronunciation
- /-ˈtɹəʊpɪz(ə)m/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /-ˈtɹoʊˌpɪzəm/ (General-American)
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Etymology
From Latin tropus (English trope) + -ism, from Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos, “a turn, way, manner, style, a trope or figure of speech, a mode in music, a mode or mood in logic”), from τροπή (tropḗ, “turn; solstice; trope”). Early use in botany as geotropism and heliotropism.
Meanings
- (morpheme) movement, turning.
- (morpheme) growth towards.