hydrotropism

noun hy·drot·ro·pism \hī-ˈdrä-trə-ˌpi-zəm\

Definition of HYDROTROPISM

: a tropism (as in plant roots) in which water or water vapor is the orienting factor

— hy·dro·tro·pic \ˌhī-drə-ˈtrō-pik, -ˈträ-\ adjective

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International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: circa 1882

Medical Dictionary

noun hy·dro·tro·pism \hī-ˈdrä-trə-ˌpiz-əm; ˌhī-drə-ˈtrō-ˌpiz-əm, -ˈträ-\

: a tropism in which water or water vapor is the orienting factor

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