Meanings
nounphototropism (countable and uncountable, plural phototropisms)
plural phototropisms · alternative phototrophism
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
scototropismskototropism
Origin
Translations
French héliotropisme
- héliotropismebiology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light
German Fototropismus
- Fototropismusbiology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light
Greek φωτοτροπισμός
- φωτοτροπισμός (fototropismós)biology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light
Irish fótatrópacht
- fótatrópachtbiology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light
Italian fototropismo, eliotropia
- fototropismobiology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light
- eliotropiabiology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light
- eliotropismobiology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light
Romanian fototropism
- fototropismbiology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light
Tagalog sugbaling
- sugbalingbiology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light
Cite this entry
APA
phototropism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phototropism
MLA
“phototropism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phototropism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phototropism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phototropism.
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