RHEOTROPISM


Meaning of RHEOTROPISM in English

rēˈä.trəˌpizəm noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary rheo- + tropism

: a tropism in which mechanical stimulation by a stream of fluid (as water) is the orienting factor

many motile animals … exhibit either positive or negative rheotropism — P.S.Welch

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.