"phototropism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: phototropisms [plural]
Etymology: From photo- + -tropism. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|photo|tropism}} photo- + -tropism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} phototropism (countable and uncountable, plural phototropisms)
  1. (biology) The movement of a plant towards or away from light. Wikipedia link: phototropism Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: phototrophism Related terms: phototropic, phototropistic Translations (biology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light): héliotropisme [masculine] (French), Fototropismus [masculine] (German), φωτοτροπισμός (fototropismós) [masculine] (Greek), fótatrópacht [feminine] (Irish), fototropismo [masculine] (Italian), eliotropia [feminine] (Italian), eliotropismo [masculine] (Italian), fototropism [neuter] (Romanian), sugbaling (Tagalog)

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