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paraheliotropism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Movement of a plant's leaves in order to reduce incident sunlight damage.

Word forms

paraheliotropism paraheliotropisms

Etymology

From para- + heliotropism.

Related words

heliocentric heliocentrism heliophile heliophilic heliophilous heliophobe heliophobic heliotrope heliotropic paraheliotropic

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