Look up: hydrotropism


  1. hydrotropism
    Type: Term Pronunciation: hī′drō-trō′pizm, hī-drot′rō-pizm Definitions: 1. The property in growing organisms of turning toward a moist surface (positive hydrotropism) or away from a moist surface (negative hydrotropism).
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=42041

  2. Hydrotropism
    Hy·drot'ro·pism noun (Botany) A tendency towards moisture.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/78

  3. Hydrotropism
    Hy·drot'ro·pism noun (Botany) In a broader sense, any curvature or turning induced in certain growing plant organs under the influence of moisture. » When the movement is toward the moisture, as is the case in most roots, the phenomenon is c...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/H/78

  4. hydrotropism
    The growth or movement of an organism in the direction of water. The influence of an organisms growth or movements by the presence of water. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?hydrotropism

  5. hydrotropism
    (hi-drot´ro-piz-әm) tropism in response to the presence of water or moisture.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  6. Hydrotropism
    • (n.) A tendency towards moisture. • (n.) In a broader sense, any curvature or turning induced in certain growing plant organs under the influence of moisture.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/hydrotropism/

  7. hydrotropism
    (from the article `tropism`) ...by active movement or by structural alteration. Forms of tropism include phototropism (response to light), geotropism (response to gravity), ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/h/89

  8. hydrotropism
    hydrotropism 1. The turning of a plant toward or away from water. 2. The growth or directional response of an organism toward or away from water or moisture.
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1009/14

  9. Hydrotropism
    Hydrotropism (hydro = water; tropism = involuntary orientation by an organism, that involves turning or curving as a positive or negative response to a stimulus) is a plant`s growth response in which the direction of growth is determined by a stimulus or gradient in water concentration. A common ex...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrotropism

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