Meanings
nounthermotropism (countable and uncountable, plural thermotropisms)
plural thermotropisms
- countableuncountablebiologyThermotropic movement of a plant or plant part in response to changes in temperature.
Origin
Translations
French thermotropisme
- thermotropismethermotropic movement of a plant or plant part
German Thermotropismus
- Thermotropismusthermotropic movement of a plant or plant part
Greek θερμοτροπισμός
- θερμοτροπισμός (thermotropismós)thermotropic movement of a plant or plant part
Italian termotropismo
- termotropismothermotropic movement of a plant or plant part
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