tropism

English

Etymology

Noun

Wikipedia tropism (plural tropisms)

1. (biology) the turning of an organism in response to a stimulus, either towards or away from the stimulus
2. (virology) viral tropism, or which type of tissue supports a certain virus

Translations

(biology) turning of an organism

• French: tropisme (fr) m

• Irish: trópacht (ga) f
• Malay: tropisme (ms)

Derived terms

• gravitropism / geotropism
• hydrotropism
• thigmotropism
• thermotropism
• phototropism
• skototropism
• chemotropism

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