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Meaning of HELIOTROPISM

Pronunciation:  `heelee'âtru`pizum

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  an orienting response to the sun
 
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 See Also: tropism

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\He`li*ot"ro*pism\, n. [Helio- + Gr. ? to turn.]
(Bot.)
The phenomenon of turning toward the light, seen in many
leaves and flowers.
 

 

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