hydrotropism

English

Etymology

hydro- +‎ -tropism

Noun

hydrotropism (usually uncountable, plural hydrotropisms)

1. (biology) The movement of a plant (or other organism) in response to water, either towards or away from water.

Related terms

• hydrotropic

Translations

the movement of an organism either towards or away from water

• French: hydrotropisme (fr) m, hydrotaxie (fr) f
• Irish: hidreatrópacht f
• Italian: idrotropismo m
• Tagalog: danumbaling