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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

phototropism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From photo- + -tropism.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The movement of a plant towards or away from light.

Forms

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phototrophism alternative lexicographic
phototropisms Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

skototropism · scototropism

Relateds

phototropistic · phototropic

Translations (9)

el φωτοτροπισμός (biology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light) · it eliotropia (biology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light) · tl sugbaling (biology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light) · it fototropismo (biology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light) · ro fototropism (biology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light) · fr héliotropisme (biology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light) · it eliotropismo (biology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light) · ga fótatrópacht (biology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light) · de Fototropismus (biology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light)