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thigmotropism
thig·mot·ro·pism
[
thig móttrə pìzzəm
]
noun
Definition:
tactile response of plants:
a directional growth movement
tropism
of a plant part, especially a tendril, in response to physical contact with a surface
[
Early 20th century. < Greek
thigma
"touch"
]
thig·mo·trop·ic
[
thìgmə tróppik,
thìgmə trṓpik
]
adjective
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