tropo-
a combining form meaning “turn,” “reaction, response,” “change,” “troposphere,” used in the formation of compound words: tropophilous.
Origin of tropo-
1Combining form representing Greek trópos turn, tropḗ a turning
- Also especially before a vowel, trop-.
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British Dictionary definitions for tropo-
tropo-
combining form
indicating change or a turning: tropophyte
Origin of tropo-
1from Greek tropos a turn
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