-tropism

See also: tropism

English

Etymology

From Latin tropus (English trope) +‎ -ism, from Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos, “a turn, way, manner, style, a trope or figure of speech, a mode in music, a mode or mood in logic”), from τροπή (tropḗ, “turn; solstice; trope”). Early use in botany as geotropism and heliotropism.

Suffix

-tropism

1. (sciences) movement, turning.
2. (biology) growth towards.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -tropism

• amphotropism
• exotropism
• tropism

Related terms

• trope
• tropic, -tropic
• tropo-

Anagrams

• imports, primost, promist