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paraheliotropism

paraheliotropism noun: movement of a plant's leaves in order to reduce incident sunlight damage.

Noun

paraheliotropism (usually uncountable, plural paraheliotropisms)

  1. (usually) Movement of a plant's leaves in order to reduce incident sunlight damage.

Forms of paraheliotropism

pluralparaheliotropisms

Origin of paraheliotropism

From para- + heliotropism.

Questions about paraheliotropism

What does paraheliotropism mean?
Paraheliotropism means movement of a plant's leaves in order to reduce incident sunlight damage.
What part of speech is paraheliotropism?
Paraheliotropism is a noun.
What is the plural of paraheliotropism?
The plural of paraheliotropism is paraheliotropisms.

Words near paraheliotropism in the dictionary

  1. parahawk
  2. parahawking
  3. parahawks
  4. parahelion
  5. paraheliotropic
  6. paraheliotropism
  7. paraheliotropisms
  8. parahelium
  9. parahemophilia
  10. parahepatic
  11. paraherquamide

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