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stereotropism

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ster⋅e⋅ot⋅ro⋅pism

  [ster-ee-o-truh-piz-uhm, steer-]
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–noun Biology.
a tropism determined by contact with a solid.
Origin:
1895–1900; stereo- + tropism
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ster·e·ot·ro·pism   (stěr'ē-ŏt'rə-pĭz'əm, stîr'-)   
n.  See thigmotropism.
ster'e·o·trop'ic (-ē-ə-trŏp'ĭk) adj.
thig·mot·ro·pism   (thĭg-mŏt'rə-pĭz'əm)   
n.  The turning or bending response of an organism upon direct contact with a solid surface or object. Also called stereotropism.

[Greek thigma, touch; see thigmotaxis + -tropism.]
thig'mo·trop'ic (thĭg'mə-trŏp'ĭk, -trō'pĭk)
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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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