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Webster 1913 Edition

Hydrotropism

Hy-drot′ro-pism

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Noun.

1.

(Bot.)

A tendency towards moisture.

Definition 2025

hydrotropism

hydrotropism

English

Noun

hydrotropism ‎(usually uncountable, plural hydrotropisms)

(biology) The movement of a plant (or other organism) either towards or away from water

Related terms

hydrotropic

Translations

the movement of an organism either towards or away from water

French: hydrotropisme (fr) m, hydrotaxie (fr) f
Irish: hidreatrópacht f

Italian: idrotropismo m
Tagalog: danumbaling