Thigmotropism Definition
thĭg-mŏtrə-pĭzəm
noun
Webster's New World
The movement or growth of an organism in a particular direction in response to contact with a solid object.
American Heritage Medicine
Other Word Forms of Thigmotropism
Noun
Singular:
thigmotropism
Plural:
thigmotropismsOrigin of Thigmotropism
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Greek thigma touch thigmotaxis –tropism
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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thigmo- +"Ž tropism
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