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Definitions

Prefix

1. 1
   related to touching, usually a plant. morpheme

   "thigmo- + tropism (“movement, turning”) → thigmotropism (“movement of a plant because of touching”)"

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hapto

Example

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"thigmo- + tropism (“movement, turning”) → thigmotropism (“movement of a plant because of touching”)"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θῐ́γμᾰ (thĭ́gmă) + -o-, from the root of θῐγγᾰ́νω (thĭngắnō, “to touch”).

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