HYDROTROPISM


Meaning of HYDROTROPISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hī-ˈdrä-trə-ˌpi-zəm ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: circa 1882

: a tropism (as in plant roots) in which water or water vapor is the orienting factor

• hy·dro·tro·pic ˌhī-drə-ˈtrō-pik, -ˈträ- adjective

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