hydrotropism
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noun \hī-ˈdrä-trə-ˌpi-zəm\Definition of HYDROTROPISM
: a tropism (as in plant roots) in which water or water vapor is the orienting factor
— hy·dro·tro·pic \ˌhī-drə-ˈtrō-pik, -ˈträ-\ adjective
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International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: circa 1882
hy·dro·tro·pism
noun \hī-ˈdrä-trə-ˌpiz-əm; ˌhī-drə-ˈtrō-ˌpiz-əm, -ˈträ-\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of HYDROTROPISM
: a tropism in which water or water vapor is the orienting factor
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