English Explanatory Dictionary

aerotropism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.

Word forms

aerotropism aërotropism

Etymology

Formed as aero- + -tropism after the German Aërotropismus.

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