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stereotropism

noun
stere·ot·ro·pism

Definition of stereotropism 

1 : a tropism in which contact especially with a solid body or a rigid surface is the orienting factor — compare haptotropism

2 : stereotaxis

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History and Etymology for stereotropism

International Scientific Vocabulary stere- + tropism

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