-tropism

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See also: tropism
Not to be confused with -trophism.

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Etymology

From Latin tropus (English trope) +‎ -ism, from Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos, a turn, way, manner, style, a trope or figure of speech, a mode in music, a mode or mood in logic), from τροπή (tropḗ, turn; solstice; trope). Early use in botany as geotropism and heliotropism.

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-tropism

  1. (sciences) movement, turning.
  2. (biology) growth towards.

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