Look up: thigmotropism

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   thigmotropism
   Tendency of an organism or part of an organism to turn towards or respond to a mechanical stimulus.
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   thigmotropism
   A movement toward or away from a touch stimulus on the part of a portion of an organism, such as leaves or tendrils. ... Compare: thigmotaxis. ... Origin: G. Thigma, touch, + trope, a turning ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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   Thigmotropism
   `Thigmotropism` is a movement in which an organism moves or grows in response to touch or contact stimuli. The prefix `thigmo-` comes from the Greek for `touch`. Usually thigmotropism occurs when plants grow around a surface, such as a wall, pot, or trellis. Climbing plants, such as vines, contain tendrils that coil around supporting objects. Touched cells produce auxin and transport it to untouched cells. Some untouched cells will then elongate ...
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   thigmotropism
   (thig-mot´ro-piz-әm) tropism in response to the stimulus of contact. adj., thigmotrop´ic., adj.
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   thigmotropism
   (from the article `tropism`) ...alteration. Forms of tropism include phototropism (response to light), geotropism (response to gravity), chemotropism (response to particular ...
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   thigmotropism
   thigmotropism 1. An orientation response to touch or a contact stimulus. 2. The orientation of an organism in response to a mechanical displacement. 3. Growth curvature in response to a contact stimulus found in clinging plant organs. 4. A tendency of an organism or part of an organism to bend or to turn in response to a touch stimulus; such as, a vine coilin...
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   thigmotropism
   A movement toward or away from a touch stimulus on the part of a portion of an organism, such as leaves or tendrils. Cf. thigmotaxis [G. thigma, touch, + trop, a turning]
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   thigmotropism
   In plants, unequal growth in some structure that comes about as a result of physical contact with an object. An example of thigmotropism is the unequal growth that causes a vine to curl around a fence post.
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