selenotropism
[ si-lee-nuh-troh-piz-uh m, sel-uh-noh- ]
/ sɪˌli nəˈtroʊ pɪz əm, ˌsɛl ə noʊ- /
noun Biology.
growth in response to moonlight.
Nearby words
selenodont, selenographer, selenography, selenology, selenomorphology, selenotropism, selenous, seler, seles, seles, monica, seleucia
Related formsse·le·no·trop·ic [suh-lee-nuh-trop-ik, -troh-pik, sel-uh-noh-] /səˌli nəˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk, ˌsɛl ə noʊ-/, adjective
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