Synonyms for "phototropism"

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More general

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tropism

Antonyms

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scototropism

Related terms

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phototropicphototropistic

derived from

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photo

has context

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biology

is a

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tropism

related to

3 entries

lightphototropicplant

Translations

9 translations across 7 languages.

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French

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• héliotropisme noun (biology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light)

German

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• Fototropismus noun (biology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light)

Greek

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• φωτοτροπισμός noun (biology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light)

Irish

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• fótatrópacht noun (biology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light)

Italian

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• eliotropia noun (biology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light)
• eliotropismo noun (biology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light)
• fototropismo noun (biology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light)

Romanian

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• fototropism noun (biology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light)

Tagalog

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• sugbaling noun (biology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light)

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