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halotropism

halotropism noun: movement (of a plant) towards or (more often) away from a saline environment.

Noun

halotropism (uncountable)

  1. Movement (of a plant) towards or (more often) away from a saline environment

Origin of halotropism

From halo- + -tropism.

Questions about halotropism

What does halotropism mean?
Halotropism means movement (of a plant) towards or (more often) away from a saline environment.
What part of speech is halotropism?
Halotropism is a noun.

Words near halotropism in the dictionary

  1. halotolerances
  2. halotolerant
  3. halotolerants
  4. halotrichite
  5. halotropic
  6. halotropism
  7. halotype
  8. haloumi
  9. haloumis
  10. halous acids
  11. haloviral

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