"thigmotropism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thigmotropisms [plural]
Etymology: From thigmo- + -tropism. Etymology templates: {{af|en|thigmo-|-tropism}} thigmo- + -tropism Head templates: {{en-noun}} thigmotropism (plural thigmotropisms)
  1. (biology) Growth or motion in response to touch Wikipedia link: thigmotropism Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: haptotropism Related terms: thigmotaxis, thigmotropic [adjective] Translations (growth or motion in response to touch): thigmotropisme [masculine] (French), tigmeatrópacht [feminine] (Irish)

Inflected forms

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