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selenotropism

selenotropism noun: the property of some plants of turning under the influence of light from the Moon.

Noun

selenotropism (uncountable)

  1. The property of some plants of turning under the influence of light from the Moon.

Origin of selenotropism

From seleno- + -tropism.

Questions about selenotropism

What does selenotropism mean?
Selenotropism means the property of some plants of turning under the influence of light from the Moon.
What part of speech is selenotropism?
Selenotropism is a noun.

Words near selenotropism in the dictionary

  1. selenotranscriptome
  2. selenotranscriptomes
  3. selenotranscriptomic
  4. selenotranscripts
  5. selenotropic
  6. selenotropism
  7. selenourea
  8. selenoureas
  9. selenous
  10. selenous acid
  11. SELENOV

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