"photoreception" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From photo- + reception.",
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      "form": "photoreceptions",
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        "The absorption of light energy by plants and animals, and its utilization for biologically important purposes"
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          "light",
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        ],
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          "energy",
          "energy"
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          "plants",
          "plant#Noun"
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          "animal",
          "animal"
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          "utilization",
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          "biologically",
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          "important",
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          "purposes",
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        "(biology) The absorption of light energy by plants and animals, and its utilization for biologically important purposes"
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      "related": [
        {
          "word": "photorespiration"
        },
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          "word": "photosynthesis"
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          "word": "phototropism"
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      "rhymes": "-ɛpʃən"
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  "word": "photoreception"
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