haptotropism

H4A1P3T1O1T1R1O1P3I1S1M3

noun

The movement of parts of a plant (especially tendrils) in response to a touch stimulus

Similar
themotropism
Scrabble 21
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounhaptotropism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe movement of parts of a plant (especially tendrils) in response to a touch stimulus

    Synonyms: themotropism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe movement of parts of a plant (especially tendrils) in response to a touch stimulus

Similar
themotropism
Also see
thigmotropism

Origin

From hapto- + -tropism.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Irish haptatrópacht
  • haptatrópachtthe movement of parts of a plant in response to a touch stimulus
Cite this entry
APA

haptotropism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haptotropism

MLA

“haptotropism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haptotropism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haptotropism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haptotropism.

Source: haptotropism on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.