rheotropism

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noun

Movement stimulated by a current of water.

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Meanings

nounrheotropism (countable and uncountable, plural rheotropisms)

plural rheotropisms

  1. countableuncountablebiologyMovement stimulated by a current of water.

Origin

From rheo- + -tropism.

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APA

rheotropism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rheotropism

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“rheotropism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rheotropism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rheotropism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rheotropism.

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