an·e·mot·ro·pism
| \ ˌanəˈmä‧trəˌpizəm \
plural -s
Definition of anemotropism
: a tropism in which a current of air is the orienting factor (as in flies poised facing the wind)
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The first known use of anemotropism was in 1899
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