hydrotropism

English

Etymology

hydro- +‎ -tropism

Noun

hydrotropism (usually uncountable, plural hydrotropisms)

(biology) The movement of a plant (or other organism) in response to water, either towards or away from water.

Related terms

hydrotropic

Translations

the movement of an organism either towards or away from water

French: hydrotropisme (fr) m, hydrotaxie (fr) f
Irish: hidreatrópacht f
Italian: idrotropismo m
Tagalog: danumbaling

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