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anemotropism

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

noun

, Biology.
  1. orientation in response to a current of air.

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  • an·e·mo·trop·ic [an-, uh, -m, uh, -, trop, -ik, -, troh, -pik], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of anemotropism1

First recorded in 1895–1900; anemo- + tropism

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