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stereotropism

[ ster-ee-o-truh-piz-uhm, steer- ]

noun

Biology.
  1. a tropism determined by contact with a solid.

stereotropism

/ ˌstɛrɪəˈtrɒpɪk; ˌstɪər-; ˌstɪər-; ˌstɛrɪˈɒtrəˌpɪzəm /

noun

  1. another name for thigmotropism
“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
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Derived Forms

  • stereotropic, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of stereotropism1

First recorded in 1895–1900; stereo- + tropism
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Several kinds of tropisms are recognized, such as phototropism or heliotropism, reaction to light; thermotropism, reaction to heat; electrotropism or galvanotropism, to electric current; geotropism, to gravity; chemotropism, to a chemical; rheotropism, to current; thigmotropism or stereotropism, to contact; and chromotropism, to color.

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