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stereotropism

[ster-ee-o-truh-piz-uh m, steer-]
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noun Biology.
  1. a tropism determined by contact with a solid.
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Origin of stereotropism

First recorded in 1895–1900; stereo- + tropism
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Historical Examples

  • The act of seeking the female as well as that of cohabitation are in many cases combinations of chemotropism and stereotropism.

    The Organism as a Whole

    Jacques Loeb

  • This may be a tropism (stereotropism) or it may be a mere surface tension phenomenon.

British Dictionary definitions for stereotropism

stereotropism

noun
  1. another name for thigmotropism
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Derived Formsstereotropic (ˌstɛrɪəˈtrɒpɪk, ˌstɪər-), adjective
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stereotropism in Medicine

stereotropism

(stĕr′ē-ŏt′rə-pĭz′əm)
n.
  1. thigmotropism
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Related formsster′e•o•trop′ic (-ē-ə-trŏp′ĭk) adj.
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