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heliotropism Definition

he·li·ot·ro·pism (hē′lē ätrə piz′əm)

noun

any positive, or negative, turning or bending of a plant or sessile animal toward, or away from, light, esp. sunlight

Etymology: helio- + -tropism

heliotropism Related Forms
he′·lio·tropic (-ō träpik) adjective he′·lio·tropi·cally adverb

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