tropistic

Variant of tropism

tropism definition

tro·pism (trō′piz′əm)

noun

the positive, or negative, attraction of a plant or sessile animal toward, or away from, a stimulus, as in the turning of a sunflower toward the light

Etymology: < -tropism

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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