phototropism

English

Alternative forms

• phototrophism

Etymology

From photo- +‎ -tropism.

Noun

phototropism (countable and uncountable, plural phototropisms)

1. (biology) The movement of a plant towards or away from light.

Antonyms

• scototropism, skototropism

Related terms

• phototropic
• phototropistic

Translations

biology: the movement of a plant towards or away from light

• French: héliotropisme (fr) m
• German: Fototropismus m
• Greek: φωτοτροπισμός (el) m (fototropismós)
• Irish: fótatrópacht f
• Italian: fototropismo m, eliotropia f, eliotropismo m
• Romanian: fototropism (ro) n
• Tagalog: sugbaling