anemotropism

[an-uh-mo-truh-piz-uhm]

noun Biology.

orientation in response to a current of air.

Origin:
1895–1900; anemo- + tropism

Related forms

an·e·mo·trop·ic

[an-uh-muh-trop-ik, -troh-pik] , adjective

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Anemotropism is always a great word to know.

So is nucleus. Does it mean:

adapting to the prevailing conditions and producing offspring that survive to reproductive age; contributing to the gene pool of the next generation

a mass of protoplasm found in most cells, directing their growth, metabolism, reproduction, and functioning in the transmission of genic characters

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