thermotropism

thermotropism
thermotropic /therr'meuh trop"ik, -troh"pik/, adj.
/theuhr mo"treuh piz'euhm/, n. Biol.
oriented growth of an organism in response to heat.
[1885-90; THERMO- + -TROPISM]

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