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phototrophism

phototrophism is the alternative spelling of phototropism.

Meaning of phototropism

Noun

phototropism (countable and uncountable, plural phototropisms)

  1. The movement of a plant towards or away from light.

Questions about phototrophism

What is phototrophism the alternative spelling of?
Phototrophism is the alternative spelling of phototropism.

Words near phototrophism in the dictionary

  1. phototronic
  2. phototroph
  3. phototrophic
  4. phototrophically
  5. phototrophin
  6. phototrophism
  7. phototrophs
  8. phototrophy
  9. phototropic
  10. phototropically
  11. phototropin

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phototrophism (page history and authors); phototropism (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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