thigmo-
English edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek θῐγγᾰ́νω (thingánō, “to touch”).
Prefix edit
thigmo-
- (biology, botany) related to touching, usually a plant.
- Synonym: hapto-
- thigmo- + tropism (“movement, turning”) → thigmotropism (“movement of a plant because of touching”)