tropistic

adjective

tro·​pis·​tic trōˈpistik 

-tēk

: of, relating to, or characteristic of tropism

tropistic responses

Word History

Etymology

from tropism, after such pairs as English optimism : optimistic

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

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