stereotropism

[ster-ee-o-truh-piz-uhm, steer-]

noun

Biology.

1. a tropism determined by contact with a solid.

stereotropism

/ ˌstɛrɪəˈtrɒpɪk, ˌstɪər-, ˌstɪər-, ˌstɛrɪˈɒtrəˌpɪzəm /

noun

1. another name for thigmotropism

Other Word Forms

• stereotropic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of stereotropism¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; stereo- + tropism

Example Sentences

Several kinds of tropisms are recognized, such as phototropism or heliotropism, reaction to light; thermotropism, reaction to heat; electrotropism or galvanotropism, to electric current; geotropism, to gravity; chemotropism, to a chemical; rheotropism, to current; thigmotropism or stereotropism, to contact; and chromotropism, to color.

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