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xerotropism

xerotropism noun: the tendency of plants or parts of plants to alter their position to protect themselves from desiccation.

Noun

xerotropism (uncountable)

  1. The tendency of plants or parts of plants to alter their position to protect themselves from desiccation.

Questions about xerotropism

What does xerotropism mean?
Xerotropism means the tendency of plants or parts of plants to alter their position to protect themselves from desiccation.
What part of speech is xerotropism?
Xerotropism is a noun.

Words near xerotropism in the dictionary

  1. xerotic
  2. xerotolerance
  3. xerotolerant
  4. xerotripsis
  5. xerotropic
  6. xerotropism
  7. xerox
  8. xerox art
  9. xerox copies
  10. xerox copy
  11. xerox machine

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