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heliotropism

[ hee-lee-o-truh-piz-uhm, hee-lee-uh-troh-piz-uhm ]

noun

  1. heliotropic tendency or growth.


heliotropism

/ ˌhiːlɪəʊˈtrɒpɪk; ˌhiːlɪˈɒtrəˌpɪzəm /

noun

  1. the growth of plants or plant parts (esp flowers) in response to the stimulus of sunlight, so that they turn to face the sun
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

heliotropism

/ ŧ′lŧ-ŏə-ĭ′əm /

  1. The growth or movement of a fixed organism, especially a plant, toward or away from sunlight. Heliotropism can be easily seen in sunflowers, which slowly turn their large flowers so that they continually face the sun.
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈٰDZ辱, adverb
  • heliotropic, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of heliotropism1

First recorded in 1850–55; helio- + -tropism
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Example Sentences

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The researchers have not yet identified the genes involved in heliotropism.

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It’s heliotropism, and sunflowers are not the only plants that track the sun.

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But light sensitivity—or heliotropism—plays a role too.

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He defines "List" as "an attitude resulting from the rotation of the insect about its longitudinal axis, as heliotropism results from a rotation about an imaginary vertical axis at right angles to this."

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Since plants possess no nerves, this identity of animal with plant heliotropism can offer but one inference—these heliotropic effects must depend upon conditions which are common to both animals and plants.

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