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thermotropism

Syllabification: (ther·mot·ro·pism)

Definition of thermotropism

noun

Biology
  • the turning or bending of a plant or other organism in response to a directional source of heat.

Derivatives

thermotropic


adjective

thermotropism in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of thermotropism in the British & World English dictionary