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tropism in French

tropism in French is tropisme — tropism means the way a living thing, usually a plant, grows or turns towards or away from something such as light.

tropism in French

tropisme
noun
(uncountable, biology) The turning of an organism (chiefly a plant) or part of an organism either towards or away from a stimulus; (countable) an instance of this.

What does "tropism" mean?

  1. noun The way a living thing, usually a plant, grows or turns towards or away from something such as light.
  2. noun The tendency of a germ, especially a virus, to attack a particular kind of cell or body part.
    "host tropism tissue tropism"
  3. noun A natural pull or liking that a person has towards something.
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  • host tropism tissue tropism

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What is "tropism" in French?
"tropism" in French is tropisme. tropism means: The way a living thing, usually a plant, grows or turns towards or away from something such as light.
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