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selenotropism

American

[si-lee-nuh-troh-piz-uhm, sel-uh-noh-] / sɪˌli nəˈtroʊ pɪz əm, ˌsɛl ə noʊ- /

noun

Biology.

growth in response to moonlight.

Other Word Forms

selenotropic adjective

Etymology

Origin of selenotropism

First recorded in 1880–85; seleno- + -tropism

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