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tropizmas — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • tropism noun 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.

Senses

tropizmas is used for these senses in English:

  • tropism (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.

tropism — full definition

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun A capability or tendency for a pathogen (chiefly a virus) to infect a type of cell, tissue, organ, or host organism.
  3. noun Of a person: an instinctive predilection or tendency; also (generally), a liking, a preference.