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phototropism (s) (noun)
1. The growth, or movement, of a part of a plant in the direction of or away from light sources.
2. The tropism (movement) of an organism in response to the source of a light stimulus.
3. The change of color produced in a substance by the action of light.
2. The tropism (movement) of an organism in response to the source of a light stimulus.
3. The change of color produced in a substance by the action of light.
A mother is yelling at her daughter, to get down from a tree and the daughter says to her companion, "She doesn't believe kids should manipulate a plant's natural phototropism to create organic arboreal habitats."
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photo-, phot-, -photic
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tropo-, trop-, -tropal, -trope(s), -tropic, -tropism, -tropia, -tropous, -tropy, trep-
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