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Word: Tropism
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century: from Greek tropos ‘turning’ (from trepein ‘to turn’) + -ism
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtrəʊpɪz(ə)m
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus.
Short Definition:turning of all or part of organism in particular direction in response to external stimulus
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