Stereotropism
[ster-ee-o-truh-piz-uh m, steer-] /ˌstɛr iˈɒ trəˌpɪz əm, ˌstɪər-/
noun, Biology.
1.
a tropism determined by contact with a solid.
stereotropism
/ˌstɛrɪˈɒtrəˌpɪzəm; ˌstɪər-/
noun
1.
another name for thigmotropism
stereotropism ster·e·ot·ro·pism (stěr’ē-ŏt’rə-pĭz’əm, stēr’-)
n.
See thigmotropism.
ster’e·o·trop’ic (-ē-ə-trŏp’ĭk) adj.
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