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hydrotropism

 
Dictionary: hy·drot·ro·pism   (hī-drŏt'rə-pĭz'əm) pronunciation
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n.
Growth or movement in a sessile organism toward or away from water, as of the roots of a plant.

hydrotropic hy'dro·tro'pic (hī'drə-trō'pĭk, -trŏp'ĭk) adj.
hydrotropically hy'dro·tro'pi·cal·ly adv.

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Medical Dictionary: hy·drot·ro·pism
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(hī-drŏt'rə-pĭz'əm)
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Growth or movement in a sessile organism toward or away from water.

Veterinary Dictionary: hydrotropism
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A growth response of a nonmotile organism to the presence of water or moisture.

 
 

 

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