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phototropism
noun
pho·tot·ro·pism fō-ˈtä-trə-ˌpi-zəm 
: a tropism in which light is the orienting stimulus
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web If the tree has grown at a slant all its life, it’s probably because of phototropism, Brosius says. 
Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 The leaning effect could be a result of phototropism, where plants naturally position themselves toward sunlight. Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 The fungus grows toward the hottest and most radioactive places, like phototropism but for deadly toxins. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 6 Feb. 2020 The new polymer, described in a paper in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, is capable of phototropism, or the ability to follow the sun in its daily journey across the sky. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 7 Nov. 2019
Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 The leaning effect could be a result of phototropism, where plants naturally position themselves toward sunlight. Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022 The fungus grows toward the hottest and most radioactive places, like phototropism but for deadly toxins. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 6 Feb. 2020 The new polymer, described in a paper in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, is capable of phototropism, or the ability to follow the sun in its daily journey across the sky. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 7 Nov. 2019 Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use
1899, in the meaning defined above
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