STEREOTROPISM


Meaning of STEREOTROPISM in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈä.trəˌpizəm noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary stere- + tropism

1. : a tropism in which contact especially with a solid body or a rigid surface is the orienting factor — compare haptotropism

2. : stereotaxis

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