stereotropism

noun

stere·​ot·​ro·​pism

1

: a tropism in which contact especially with a solid body or a rigid surface is the orienting factor compare haptotropism

2

: stereotaxis

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary stere- + tropism

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