| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| thigmotropism |
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| SYLLABICATION: | thig·mot·ro·pism |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  th g-m t r -pz m |
| NOUN: | The turning or bending response of an organism upon direct contact with a solid surface or object. Also called stereotropism. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Greek thigma, touch; see thigmotaxis + –tropism. | | OTHER FORMS: | thigmo·tropic (thgm-trpk, -tr pk)
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