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phototropism


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Phototropism  \Pho*tot"ro*pism\,  n.  [Photo-  +  Gr  ?  to  turn.] 
  (Plant  Physiol.) 
  The  tendency  of  growing  plant  organs  to  move  or  curve  under 
  the  influence  of  light.  In  ordinary  use  the  term  is 
  practically  synonymous  with  heliotropism. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  phototropism 
  n  :  an  orienting  response  to  light 




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