stereotropic

Variant of stereotropism

stereotropism definition

ster·eot·ro·pism (-ä′trə piz′əm)

noun

Biol. a tropism in which the directing stimulus is contact with a solid body

Related Forms:

  • stereotropic ster′eo·trop′ic (-ə träp′ik) adjective

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