thigmotropism

[thig-mo-truh-piz-uhm]

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noun

Biology.

oriented growth of an organism in response to mechanical contact, as a plant tendril coiling around a string support.

thigmotropism

/ ˌθɪɡ��əʊˈ�ٰ�əʊ��ɪ��ə�� /

noun

Also called: haptotropism.�� stereotropism.��the directional growth of a plant, in response to the stimulus of direct contact

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Other Word Forms

thigmotropic adjective
ˌ�ٳ󾱲��ˈ�ٰ��Ǳ辱�� adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of thigmotropism¹

First recorded in 1890–95; from Greek �ٳ�í��(��) “a touch” + -o- ( def. ) + -tropism

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Word History and Origins

Origin of thigmotropism¹

C19: from Greek thigma touch + _-tropism

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Several kinds of tropisms are recognized, such as phototropism or heliotropism, reaction to light; thermotropism, reaction to heat; electrotropism or galvanotropism, to electric current; geotropism, to gravity; chemotropism, to a chemical; rheotropism, to current; thigmotropism or stereotropism, to contact; and chromotropism, to color.

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thigmotaxis thill

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