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—heliotropically, adv./hee'lee euh trop"ik, -troh"pik/, adj. Biol.turning or growing toward the light.[1870-75; HELIO- + -TROPIC]
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heliotropic — HELIOTRÓPIC, Ă, heliotropici, ce, adj. (biol.) Referitor la heliotropism; de heliotropism. [pr.: li o ] – Din fr. héliotropique. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 heliotrópic adj. m. (sil. li o ), pl. heliotrópici; … Dicționar Român
Heliotropic — He li*o*trop ic, a. (Bot.) Manifesting heliotropism; turning toward the sun. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heliotropic — turning towards the sun; many fish are negatively heliotropic … Dictionary of ichthyology
heliotropic — adjective see heliotropism … New Collegiate Dictionary
heliotropic — adjective exhibiting heliotropism See Also: heliotrope … Wiktionary
heliotropic — adj. turning in the direction of sunlight (Biology) … English contemporary dictionary
Heliotropic — Any device (or plant) that follows the sun s apparent movement across the sky … Energy terms
heliotropic — he·lio·tropic … English syllables
heliotropic — he•li•o•trop•ic [[t]ˌhi li əˈtrɒp ɪk, ˈtroʊ pɪk[/t]] adj. bio turning or growing toward the light, esp. sunlight • Etymology: 1870–75 he li•o•trop′i•cal•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
heliotropic — /hiliəˈtrɒpɪk/ (say heeleeuh tropik) adjective growing towards the light. –heliotropically, adverb …
