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different between phototropism vs heliotropism

phototropism

English

Alternative forms

  • phototrophism

Etymology

photo- +? -tropism

Noun

phototropism (countable and uncountable, plural phototropisms)

  1. (biology) the movement of a plant towards or away from light

Antonyms

  • scototropism, skototropism

Related terms

  • phototropic
  • phototropistic

Translations

phototropism From the web:

  • what phototropism means
  • phototropism what happens
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  • what does phototropism mean
  • what is phototropism class 10
  • what is phototropism and geotropism
  • what is phototropism in biology
  • what is phototropism and geotropism with labelled diagram

heliotropism

English

Etymology

helio- +? -tropism

Noun

heliotropism (countable and uncountable, plural heliotropisms)

  1. The property of some plants of turning under the influence of light; either positively (towards the light) or negatively (away from the light)
    • 2012, Staff (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Sunflowers inspire more efficient solar power system, R&D Magazine, online:
      A field of young sunflowers will slowly rotate from east to west during the course of a sunny day, each leaf seeking out as much sunlight as possible as the sun moves across the sky through an adaptation called heliotropism.

Derived terms

  • heliotropic

Related terms

  • heliotrope

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French héliotropisme

Noun

heliotropism n (uncountable)

  1. heliotropism

Declension

heliotropism From the web:

  • heliotropism meaning
  • what is heliotropism in plants
  • what does heliotropism mean
  • what does heliotropism
  • what is phototropism heliotropism
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