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thigmatropism

thigmatropism noun: the turning of an organism when in contact with a solid object; stereotropism.

Noun

thigmatropism (uncountable)

  1. The turning of an organism when in contact with a solid object; stereotropism

Origin of thigmatropism

From thigmo- + tropism.

Questions about thigmatropism

What does thigmatropism mean?
Thigmatropism means the turning of an organism when in contact with a solid object; stereotropism.
What part of speech is thigmatropism?
Thigmatropism is a noun.

Words near thigmatropism in the dictionary

  1. thighs
  2. thightness
  3. thighward
  4. thigle
  5. thigmatropic
  6. thigmatropism
  7. thigmo-
  8. thigmokinesis
  9. thigmokinetic
  10. thigmomorphogenesis
  11. thigmomorphogenetic

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