anemotropism

[ an-uh-mo-truh-piz-uhm ]

/ ˌæn əˈmɒ trəˌpɪz əm /

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noun Biology.

orientation in response to a current of air.

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Origin of anemotropism

First recorded in 1895–1900; anemo- + tropism

OTHER WORDS FROM anemotropism

an·e·mo·trop·ic

[an-uh-muh-trop-ik, -troh-pik], /ˌæn ə məˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk/, adjective

Words nearby anemotropism

anemone fish, anemophilous, anemoscope, anemosis, anemotaxis, anemotropism, anencephalic, anencephaly, anenst, anent, anepigraphic