phototropism

English

Alternative forms

• phototrophism

Etymology

photo- +‎ -tropism

Noun

phototropism (countable and uncountable, plural phototropisms)

1. (biology) the movement of a plant towards or away from light

Antonyms

• scototropism, skototropism

Related terms

• phototropic

Translations

biology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light

• French: héliotropisme (fr) m
• Irish: fótatrópacht f
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• Italian: fototropismo m, eliotropia f, eliotropismo m
• Tagalog: sugbaling