-tropism

See also: tropism
Not to be confused with -trophism.

English

Etymology

From Latin tropus (English trope) +‎ -ism, from Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos, “a turn, way, manner, style, a trope or figure of speech, a mode in music, a mode or mood in logic”), from τροπή (tropḗ, “turn; solstice; trope”). Early use in botany as geotropism and heliotropism.

Suffix

-tropism

  1. (sciences) movement, turning.
  2. (biology) growth towards.

Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -tropism

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