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thigmotropism
[ thig-mo-truh-piz-uhm ]
noun
Biology.
- oriented growth of an organism in response to mechanical contact, as a plant tendril coiling around a string support.
thigmotropism
/ ˌθɪɡəʊˈٰəʊɪə /
noun
- the directional growth of a plant, in response to the stimulus of direct contact Also calledhaptotropismstereotropism
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Derived Forms
- ˌٳˈٰDZ辱, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms
- ٳ··ٰDZ· [thig-m, uh, -, trop, -ik, -, troh, -pik], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of thigmotropism1
First recorded in 1890–95; from Greek ٳí() “a touch” + -o- ( def ) + -tropism
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of thigmotropism1
C19: from Greek thigma touch + -tropism
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Example Sentences
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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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