thigmotropism

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noun

Growth or motion in response to touch.

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haptotropism
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Meanings

nounthigmotropism (countable and uncountable, plural thigmotropisms)

plural thigmotropisms

  1. countableuncountablebiologyGrowth or motion in response to touch.

    Synonyms: haptotropism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounGrowth or motion in response to touch.

Similar
haptotropism

Origin

From thigmo- + -tropism.

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Translations

French thigmotropisme
  • thigmotropismegrowth or motion in response to touch
Irish tigmeatrópacht
  • tigmeatrópachtgrowth or motion in response to touch
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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